Monday, March 11, 2013
56-year-old Donald Mischke was fleeing a robbery and under the influence of cocaine when he crashed into and killed a young mother in Waukegan, testimony said.
A 56-year-old Lisle man will serve 100 percent of 26 years in prison for first-degree murder for crashing into and killing a 25-year-old mother in Waukegan in December 2010, the Daily Herald reports. According to the paper, Donald Mischke, 56, was charged with crashing his car into Elisha Clark-Idelburg’s (of Grayslake) and killing her while fleeing police at speeds up to 100 mph after breaking into a Waukegan Target and stealing a $600 flat-screen television to pay for cocaine, which he also had in his system at the time of the crash, prosecutors said. Mischke will serve concurrent 26- and 7-year terms for first-degree murder and aggravated DUI; a first-degree murder charge can be applied if a victim is killed while the offender is …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Stacy K. Niemiec, 52, was charged with three counts of aggravated driving under the influence and one count of possession of a controlled substance, all felonies.
A Lisle woman faces felony charges following a traffic stop in Frankfort. Stacy K. Niemiec, 52, of the 5500 block of Essex Road in Lisle, was charged with three counts of aggravated driving under the influence and one count of possession of a controlled substance, all felonies, at 1:50 a.m. on the 20500 block of La Grange Road. She was also cited for driving with a suspended license, driving without insurance, improper lane usage and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence. A Frankfort police officer was on patrol when he saw the car in front of him weaving from lane to lane. When he stopped the car, Niemiec smelled of alcohol and couldn’t coherently answer questions about her destination, according to police reports. She was…
Friday, July 29, 2011
James Kisla argues in court records he wasn't above legal blood-alcohol limit at time of accident that killed Naperville woman.
UPDATED: Aug. 19, 4 p.m. According to a new report from the Daily Herald, officials have also charged Kisla with driving under the influence of painkillers. Read their full story here. Original story: The Lisle man accused of drunken driving at the time of a fatal crash with a pedestrian says his blood-alcohol content didn't break the legal limit and that police didn't properly arrest him, court records show. James Kisla, 51, was charged with aggravated drunken driving after his 2006 Dodge Caravan hit Naperville resident Donna Early near Yackley Avenue and Ohio Street around approximately 10:30 p.m. on July 3, authorities allege. The intersection was being used as an exit point for the Eyes to the Skies festival at the time. Early died …
Buford Pusser
9:21 am on Monday, March 11, 2013
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