Teen who was doing 104 mph in his BMW before plowing into couple and killing them considered ‘a real and present threat’: DA

An Illinois teen who allegedly caused a fatal crash that killed a couple will have to remain behind bars until he goes to trial.

Francesco Rendina, 18, faces two counts of reckless homicide in connection with a fatal car crash that took the lives of 72-year-old Ried Jacobsen and 67-year-old Katherine Jacobsen on March 27. According to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, Rendina hit a speed of 104 mph moments before he crashed his BMW SUV into a vehicle carrying the Jacobsens. Authorities said Rendina slowed down to 89 mph in the 40 mph zone but lost control of his SUV.

Authorities said the crash occurred just before 7 p.m. in Downers Grove, Illinois. Ried Jacobsen was declared dead at the scene. Katherine Jacobsen was transported to the hospital, where she succumbed to the injuries she sustained in the crash…

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