Suburban Chicago man charged with 8th DUI after crashing into full minivan: prosecutors

The Brief

  • A 42-year-old man was ordered held in custody after his eighth DUI-related arrest following a head-on crash in Algonquin.
  • Prosecutors say he was driving into oncoming traffic when his BMW struck a minivan carrying six people, all of whom were hospitalized, some with serious injuries.
  • He now faces three counts of aggravated DUI and is being held in the Kane County Jail ahead of a June 10 court date.

ALGONQUIN, Ill. A Chicago-area man was ordered to be held in custody after recording his eighth arrest for driving under the influence, which resulted in six people being hospitalized.

The backstory:

The crash happened Sunday on South Randall Road in Algonquin, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.

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