Illinois
Illinois hit-and-run suspect captured after fleeing crash scene, sheriff says
LAKE CO., Ill. – The driver who allegedly caused a serious crash with injuries in north suburban Lake County on Friday was arrested after he fled the scene on foot, according to police.
The crash happened near the intersection of North Avenue and West Mawman Avenue in Beach Park around 3:30 p.m., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said in a release.
What we know:
Gilberto Santiago Jr., 43, was driving a Mitsubishi Outlander southbound on North Avenue and veered into the southbound lane. His car hit a Nissan Versa, driven by a 70-year-old woman from Zion.
The crash caused the rear door to open, and the backseat passenger of the Mitsubishi to fall out of the car. The passenger was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the Nissan was also taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
When deputies arrived at the scene, they learned that four of the five occupants of the Mitsubishi had fled on foot. They established a perimeter and searched for Santiago and the others.
With help from a Waukegan police K9 team and a Libertyville police drone operator, officers found Santiago and one of the other passengers. Both were uninjured. The other two individuals who fled were not found.
The sheriff’s office said Santiago appeared “heavily intoxicated” and was taken to the Lake County Jail.
He was charged with aggravated DUI, driving with a revoked license, aggravated DUI with a revoked license, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries.
What’s next:
Santiago was expected to remain in jail pending an initial court hearing on Saturday.
CENTRALIA, Ill. – An investigation is underway after multiple people were shot Sunday in Centralia, Illinois, according to a report from WFCN News in southern Illinois.
FOX 2 has confirmed the Illinois State Police is investigating a shooting and taking over the investigation, but ISP could not confirm many further details as of 9 p.m. Sunday.
“The investigation is in its infancy and to protect the integrity of the investigation, no additional details will be released at this time,” ISP said in a statement to FOX 2.
According to WFCN News, the shooting happened around 5 p.m. near the 900 block of East Kell Street in Centralia. Multiple law enforcement agencies have since responded to scene and multiple victims are hospitalized, according to the report.
It’s unclear how many people may have been injured and what led up to the shooting.
Centralia, Illinois is about 70 miles, or just over an hour, east of St. Louis.
This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.
The National Weather Service has teams of storm surveryors in the field April 18 investigating several reports of severe storms and tornado touch downs across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri.
According to the weather service’s website, windgusts of up to 60 to 70 mph along with teacup-sized hail and several tornadoes were reported April 17.
Many homes and outbuildings were damaged, trees were uprooted and power lines were downed in Lena, Illinois, where the most significant damage occurred, the site pointed out.
Very strong winds also were reported near Washington, Iowa, and Colmar, Illinois, where several outbuildings and grain bins were destroyed.
The weather service received reports of confirmed and possible tornadoes in the areas of Lena, Pecatonica, Shirland, Rockton, Roscoe and Capron.
The teams will be assessing damage this weekend into next week along with county emergency management teams to determine what types of storms occurred and their paths.
Dozens of power outages were reported, as well.
As of the afternoon of April 18, ComEd was reporting 85 active power outages across northern Illinois, down from 241 on April 17, and 6,751 customers affected, down from more than 18,000.
The bulk of those outages and the most customers impacted are concentrated in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties.
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