A 21-year-old man who allegedly consumed up to 11 shots of tequila at a Wrigleyville bar before racing through a red light on Addison Street at 76 mph and crashing into an Uber driver’s SUV faces felony charges after prosecutors said he triggered a chain-reaction crash that seriously injured four people, including a childhood friend who suffered extensive injuries.
James Bradley is charged with two counts of aggravated DUI causing great bodily harm and two counts of aggravated reckless driving causing bodily harm in connection with the March 1 crash near Western Avenue and Addison Street.
According to prosecutors, Bradley attended a bachelor party at a Wrigleyville bar that began around 11 p.m. on February 28 and included bottle service with two bottles of vodka and two bottles of tequila. Prosecutors said Bradley arrived around 11:15 p.m. and consumed between five and 10 shots of tequila during the event. His friend later purchased an additional bottle of tequila, and Bradley took another shot from that bottle before the gathering ended around 3 a.m., according to the allegations…