Driver charged with DUI in deadly Eisenhower Expressway crash
Ashanti Gates, 21, of Chicago, stood charged Tuesday with two counts each of felony aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless homicide, as well as child endangerment.
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Ashanti Gates, 21, of Chicago, stood charged Tuesday with two counts each of felony aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless homicide, as well as child endangerment.
Preliminary information says one of the people killed was a pedestrian outside of a vehicle.
State police said the crash happened just after 3 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-290 near Damen Avenue.
The 4-year-old, who was in a booster seat, was taken to Vista Medical Center East with critical, life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead in the emergency room.
Illinois State Police said Johnson was involved in an earlier traffic crash where his vehicle rested off the roadway's right side.
A 44-year-old woman driving a Honda SUV died in the crash on her way home from work, family members said
A woman was killed, and four people were sent to local hospitals after a serious crash in suburban Elk Grove Village Tuesday night.
Both drivers of the two vehicles involved, a 36-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were also injured in the crash, police said.
Just before 1 a.m., officers from the Herrin Police Department, the Energy Police Department, and the Williamson County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) pursued a fleeing motorcycle in Herrin.
Chicago police said a male driver in an SUV was involved in a crash with a female driver in a Volkswagen sedan. Both were on their way to a police station to file a report when they collided with a Chevy SUV.
Chicago police said a car was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed when it went through a red light and struck two other vehicles at the intersection.
Chicago police say a car traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed went through a red light and struck two other vehicles at the intersection.
A 12-year-old girl, identified as Imani Epps, was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where she died, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
Chicago police say around 11 p.m. Saturday a red SUV was speeding and ran a red light at Harrison and Independence.
A good Samaritan attempted lifesaving efforts on the motorcyclist, a 32-year-old man from Naperville, but he was pronounced dead on the scene.
The victim suffered trauma to the body and died at the scene.
Taeyoung Kim of Northbrook was charged with two counts of aggravated under the influence causing death and great bodily harm, reckless homicide, and other drunken driving counts and traffic violations, in the crash that killed 17-year-old Marko Niketic.
Chicago police said the victim was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.
Services for Marko Niketic, 17, will be held Thursday morning at the St. Sava Monastery in Libertyville.
The Florida crash involved a bus transporting about 53 farmworkers and a 2001 Ford Ranger truck, officials said.
Marko Niketic was a senior at Glenbrook South High School and just weeks away from graduating.
A 17-year-old boy died and three others were critically injured in a two-vehicle crash in Glenview late Sunday night. Just after 11 p.m., the Glenview fire and police departments responded to the 1200 block of East Lake Avenue where two cars were left mangled, one of them split in half.
A 17-year-old boy died and three others were critically injured in a two-vehicle crash in Glenview late Sunday night. Just after 11 p.m., the Glenview fire and police departments responded to the 1200 block of East Lake Avenue where two cars were left mangled, one of them split in half.
Jaime Torres Jr., 20, was arrested in the 200 block of East Huron Street around 3:17 a.m. on Thursday.
Preliminary investigation into the crash indicated that the victim was crossing the street when she was hit by a dark-colored, small to midsized Honda or Acura SUV heading westbound on Ogden.
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A man was charged with attempted murder after a woman and a Chicago police SWAT officer were shot in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood on Monday.
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