Crime & Safety
Driver Arrested For DUI In Crash That Killed Passenger: Police
The collision happened over the weekend in Lake in the Hills.
LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — One person was killed and one person was injured in a collision in Lake in the Hills on Saturday evening.
The collision happened at about 5 p.m. in the area of Pyott Road and East Oak Street when a black 2012 Nissan Juke, which was heading south on Pyott Road, collided with a northbound 2007 Volkswagen Jetta, Amanda Schmitt, public information officer for Lake in the Hills, told Patch.
The passenger in the Volkswagen was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The driver of the Volkswagen, Jakub Kakietek of Huntley, was taken to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Huntley and later arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, Schmitt said. He was also cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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