Man accused in Fox River boat crash that killed woman is in court
A man accused of drunkenly crashing his boat and killing a woman on the Fox River northwest of Chicago over the summer was back in court Thursday.
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A man accused of drunkenly crashing his boat and killing a woman on the Fox River northwest of Chicago over the summer was back in court Thursday.
Richard Stevenson, accused of drunkenly crashing his boat and killing a woman on the Fox River northwest of Chicago over the summer, was back in court Thursday.
The McHenry County Marine Unit did not have patrols on the Fox River and part of the Chain O' Lakes for more than 20 weekends this summer. After a fatal high-speed boat crash, the sheriff's office is now making plans to fix that shortage.
The McHenry County Marine Unit did not have patrols on the Fox River and part of the Chain O' Lakes for more than 20 weekends this summer. After a fatal high-speed boat crash, the sheriff's office is now making plans to fix that shortage.
The office says it is dealing with what it calls "staffing challenges, difficult budget decisions and a limited pool of qualified law enforcement officers to be out on the water."
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit has four boats, but there were multiple weekends this summer when none of them were scheduled to be out.
On the weekend when Magdalena Jablonska, 48, was killed by a boater driving a pontoon at a high rate of speed, CBS Chicago found that no McHenry County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit patrols were scheduled on the water.
It comes after Magdalena Jablonska, 48, was killed when a boat traveling at high speed hit her last month on the Fox River.
Dozens of people who live on Chain O'Lakes brought their concerns to the Fox River Agency's board of directors. Many suggested switching up or putting in new "No Wake" zones, controlling boats with high horsepower and implementing a speed limit.
The man charged in a deadly boat crash on the Fox River last month pleaded not guilty to murder and DUI charges on Friday.
Family and friends of a woman killed in a boat crash on the Fox River last month came together over the weekend for a visitation.
People paid their respects to Magdalena Jablonska, 48, of Des Plaines at the Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, Ryan-Parke Funeral Home in Park Ridge.
The family of the woman killed in a DUI boat crash on the Fox River is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the man charged with her death.
Authorities have not yet identified partial human remains found in the Fox River, and it is not yet known whether they are connected to a boat crash or another incident.
The sister of a woman killed in a high-speed boat crash this past weekend on the Fox River said the victim always put others first.
Magdalena Jablonska, 48, of Des Plaines, was killed when a speeding pontoon boat crashed into where she was on board.
Sheila Lockwood lost her son Austin to a drunk driver in 2018 and now lives along the Fox River. Lockwood talked about how hard it was to learn this happened once again in her backyard.
Authorities have identified the woman who was killed in a high-speed boat crash over the weekend on the Fox River in unincorporated McHenry County, Illinois
A Lisle, Illinois, man accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend allegedly had a blood alcohol content level nearly three times the legal limit at the time.
New court documents have revealed some details in the deadly Fox River boat crash that killed a woman over the weekend. Among them, prosecutors say the boater charged in her death had a blood alcohol content of almost 3 times the legal limit.
According police documents, the Lisle man charged in a fatal boat crash on the Fox River over the weekend had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit.
Richard Stevenson, 45, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence after investigators said the triple-engine pontoon boat he was operating collided with another boat on Saturday. Darius Johnson reports.
A Lisle, Illinois, man was due in court Monday, accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend. Darius Johnson reports.
The suspect was taken into custody early Sunday morning and charged with reckless homicide and aggrvated DUI.
A Lisle man has been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in the boating crash.
