Crime & Safety
New Lenox Man Charged with Aggravated DUI in Crash that Killed 4-Year-Old
A 4-year-old girl was killed as a result of a Sept. 2, 2012 crash in McHenry County. A New Lenox man faces a charge of aggravated DUI, and officials Monday set a $100,000 bond, Sun-Times Media reports.
McHenry County Sheriff's officials Monday set a $100,000 bond for a 43-year-old New Lenox man involved in a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 4-year-old girl, Sun-Times Media reports.
Leonardo R. Martinez, of the 600 block of Edgewater Court, was charged with aggravated DUI in connection with the child's death.
According to a Sun-Times Media report, the case has been under investigation by McHenry County Sheriff's police for the past five months. Police say Martinez's car collided with a jeep in the intersection of Millstream Road and Route 176.
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The child was pronounced dead at the scene, and four others received treatment for injuries at Centegra Medical Center in Woodstock.
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