Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Michael Moreno, 32, was convicted Wednesday of aggravated DUI in the death of motorcyclist Gerald Puglise of Lombard.
A Plainfield man faces up to 29 years in prison after a DuPage County judge ruled he was under the influence of cocaine and marijuana when he fatally struck a motorcyclist in Naperville last June. Michael Moreno, 32, of the 11000 block of Presley Circle in Plainfield was found guilty Wednesday in the death of 63-year-old Gerald Puglise of Lombard. Just prior to the June 13, 2012 crash, Moreno was involved in what prosecutors called a road rage incident, chasing a Honda driven by a 16-year-old Naperville girl as he drove west on Ogden Avenue. Moreno then turned left on River Road against oncoming traffic, striking Puglise’s motorcycle. Puglise died at the scene of the crash, police said. Moreno fled the scene of the crash, but was …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Police said driver lost control, struck median wall south of Route 126.
A man involved in an early-morning crash on Interstate 55 south of Route 126 in Plainfield died of his injuries Wednesday, state police said. Trooper DeAnn Falat said the man was driving a 2006 Mazda on southbound I-55 near milepost 260 when he lost control for unknown reasons and struck a center median wall. The Mazda became disabled in the left lane with no lights activated, police said. When a Good Samaritan driving a 2002 Pontiac pulled over in front of the Mazda to check on the crash victim, a semi-trailer that was also traveling in the left lane struck both vehicles, police said. The driver of the Mazda was airlifted to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospitalin Downers Grove, where he died of his injuries, police said. State police did not …
Monday, February 11, 2013
The victim drove into a pole near Weber and Grand Haven roads, according to the Will County Coroner's Office.
An 85-year-old Plainfield man was killed Monday when his car struck a pole at Weber Road and and Grand Boulevard in Romeoville, the Will County Coroner's Office said. Henry R. Kutchins was pronounced dead at about 12:15 p.m. at Adventist Bolingrook Hospital, according to a news release from the coroner's office. The Romeoville Police Department is handling the investigation. No additional details were available Monday night. An autopsy will be conducted Tuesday, the release said. Modell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. ------- Sign up for Plainfield breaking news alerts. Follow Plainfield Patch on Facebook.
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Monday, December 24, 2012
David Dietrich was sentenced Friday in the October 2011 death of motorcyclist George Weikum.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
David Dietrich was sentenced Friday in the October 2011 death of motorcyclist George Weikum.
A Shorewood man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for the 2011 drunken driving crash that killed motorcyclist George Weikum on Route 59 in Plainfield. Sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter. David C. Dietrich, 34, was on his way home from a fundraiser for a youth baseball league when he struck Weikum, 58, a Naperville resident and owner of a Plainfield business. According to police, Dietrich lost control of his pickup truck, which crossed the center line, rolled over and hit Weikum, who was riding his Harley-Davidson north on Route 59 between 135th Street and 143rd Street. Weikum was pronounced dead on the scene. READ: MAN DEAD FOLLOWING ROUTE 59 CRASH Following the crash, Dietrich was treated for injuries at Provena Saint …
Friday, October 26, 2012
David Dietrich of Shorewood was drunk when he struck Naperville motorcyclist George Weikum on Route 59.
A Shorewood man pleaded guilty this week in a Plainfield DUI crash that killed a motorcyclist. David C. Dietrich, 33, admitted Tuesday to aggravated DUI in the death of George Weikum, 58, a Naperville resident and Plainfield business owner. Get Plainfield news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter. Weikum died on Oct. 8, 2011, when Dietrich lost control of his pickup truck , crossed the center line and struck Weikum, who was riding his Harley-Davidson north on Route 59 between 135th Street and 143rd Street, police said. READ: MAN DEAD FOLLOWING ROUTE 59 CRASH On Tuesday, Dietrich appeared in Will County court to enter a guilty plea, admitting he was drunk when he struck the Naperville husband and …
Saturday, October 6, 2012
The family of George Weikum, 58, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against David Dietrich of Shorewood. Dietrich was charged with DUI following the 2011 crash.
The wife and daughter of a Naperville motorcyclist who died in an October 2011 crash are seeking more than $50,000 in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Shorewood man accused of causing his death while driving drunk, according to The Herald News. George Weikum, 58, died in a rollover accident on Route 59 between 135th and 143rd streets. Police said David C. Dietrich, 33, of Shorewood, lost control, hit the center median and crossed over into oncoming traffic, striking Weikum's Harley-Davidson. READ: MAN DEAD FOLLOWING ROUTE 59 CRASH Weikum, owner of G & C Landscape & Building Inc. in Plainfield, was pronounced dead at the scene. After being treated for injuries at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center, Dietrich was arrested charged …
Friday, September 14, 2012
Yorkville police suspect alcohol was a factor.
A 24-year-old Oswego resident died after he was thrown from his Chevrolet Equinox about 1:10 a.m. Friday on Route 126 west of Route 71, Yorkville police said. Marco Reyes, of Ridgefield Way, was headed east on Route 126 before the curve near Identa Road when the vehicle went to the right, overcorrected, crossed Route 126, hit a culvert and rolled, police said. The vehicle came to rest upside-down. Reyes was pronounced dead at the scene. Police found beer bottles and containers, including at least one that was partially full, and Reyes had a strong odor of alcohol about him, Yorkville Deputy Police Chief Donald Schwartzkopf said. Passersby came upon the accident and called police. Police have found no witnesses to the accident, Schwartzkopf…
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Robert James Jr., 63, was pronounced dead at Rush-Copley hospital following the three-vehicle crash in Plainfield.
Illinois State Police on Wednesday identified the man who died in a three-vehicle accident early Monday morning on Route 126 as Robert James Jr., 63, of Yorkville. Plainfield Deputy Fire Chief Jon Stratton said James was driving east on Route 126 between County Line and Ridge roads shortly before 6 a.m. when his four-door Mercury crossed into the westbound lane, hitting a box truck. State police said the driver of the truck attempted to avoid the Mercury but couldn’t, and wound up striking an eastbound Kia. James was extricated and taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, where he was pronounced dead, police said. On Wednesday, state police said they still do not know what caused James to swerve into the oncoming lane, adding that …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Andrew Henderson of Palos Park set to stand trial in crash that killed Minooka motorcyclist Ron Oswald and injured a family of four.
A Palos Park man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two counts of aggravated DUI in connection with a July 14 crash that killed one man and sent a family of four to the hospital. Andrew Henderson, 24, has a Sept. 5 pretrial date on charges that he was drunk when his Dodge Durango SUV rear-ended another vehicle at the intersection of Route 126 and County Line Road, pushing the car into the path of an oncoming motorcycle. The Plainfield crash killed Minooka motorcyclist and father of eight Ron Oswald, 57. The family of four — including a mother, father, infant and toddler — were taken to Silver Cross Hospital following the crash. Henderson, who is represented by a public defender, was arraigned Wednesday at the Will County courthouse, where he’…
Tony Manjalagots
5:05 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
Road Rage is alive, and well on every street, and highway in the USA. The general public has had it with the enormous amount of traffic on out dated roads, long traffic lights, and ridiculous speed limits in areas that should be 10 MPH faster. Road Rage will continue every day from now till the end of time. more ›