Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Orland Fire Protection District formally charged Lt. Pat Bruce with discipline measures, following allegations that he caused a woman’s death in a vehicle accident and other charges.
Pat Bruce is now facing discipline from the Orland Fire Protection District related to a car accident that caused a Downers Grove woman’s death in March. The 45-year-old Orland Fire lieutenant was formally served with discipline charges on Sunday, according to Orland Fire Chief Ken Brucki. “There were 10 felony charges filed by the state’s attorney, and given their nature, we figured out Lieutenant Bruce violated our code of conduct for on and off-duty,” Brucki said. “The fact that he had cannabis and Tramadol, which the state’s attorney considers a narcotic, in his system at the time of the accident, both of those violate our drug and alcohol policy, as well as our code of conduct. We have a zero tolerance policy. We do not tolerate that …
Friday, February 1, 2013
A Cook County judge agreed with the defense during a hearing Friday that the reckless homicide case against Nicholas Sord, 25, is getting "very, very old" as another status date passed with no progress and he wants to move toward a resolution.
All eyes are now on the prosecution to move forward in the case against an Orland Park man charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in connection to a fatal crash near Oak Forest that killed a 20-year-old New Lenox woman in 2010. Nicholas Sord, 25, has been charged with reckless homicide in the incident that led to Jessica Mejia's death, and is out on bond. He was offered a plea deal, which was subsequently turned down. Police said Sord was close to three times over the legal blood-alcohol limit on New Year's Eve 2009 when he lost control of his SUV near 147th Street and Oak Park Avenue. The defense has said Mejia caused the accident. For the past two court hearings, prosecutor Nicholas D'Angelo has been set to submit motions in…
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Prosecutors in the case against a 25-year-old man charged with reckless homicide for a DUI-related accident that killed a Lockport nurse said Tuesday they will be testing blood found at the scene.
Investigators will test blood found at the scene of a DUI-related accident that killed a Lockport nurse last summer for DNA evidence, prosecutors said during a hearing Tuesday. Matthew Senica, 25, has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of aggravated DUI and one count of reckless homicide in connection with the July 8 accident that killed 51-year-old Heidi Roseen on her way to work as a nurse at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Police said Senica was driving back to Orland Park from what Senica told police was a night of drinking in Chicago. He was heading south on LaGrange Road, and drove through the red light at the intersection with 95th Street at well over 70 mph, according to police. Senica's Ford F150 truck reportedly struck Roseen's …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Sham Firadusi says his mother, Tinley Park resident Lubna Firadusi, had a green light when Orland Hills resident and allegedly drunken driver Kevin Santiago struck her car on Dec. 2, near 183rd and 80th Avenue.
The son of a woman killed in a Dec. 2 crash in Tinley Park is suing the allegedly drunken driver of the car that struck hers, Sun-Times Media reports. Kevin Santiago, 33, of Orland Hills, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI following the crash that killed 50-year-old Lubna Firadusi, of Tinley Park. Santiago, of the 8800 block of West 170th Street in Orland Hills, also was charged with driving under the influence, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving without insurance and disobeying a traffic control device, according to police. READ: Tinley Park Woman Dies After Morning Car Crash Santiago was involved in a two-vehicle crash at around 2 a.m. Dec. 2, at the intersection of 183rd Street and 80th Avenue. …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
It's been three years since an Orland Park man was charged with reckless homicide in a DUI accident that killed Jessica Mejia, a 20-year-old New Lenox woman.
Another New Year's Day has come and gone, marking three years since the death of 20-year-old Jessica Mejia in a DUI-related car accident. Nicholas Sord, 25, has been charged with reckless homicide in the incident and is out on bond. He was offered a plea deal, which was subsequently turned down. A hearing on Jan. 11 was supposed to include arguments on motions about evidence in the case, but a new date in February was chosen instead. Sord didn't speak during the brief hearing. His attorney Jeff Aprati said the prosecution will be filing the motions but wasn't able to elaborate on what they may include. Police said Sord was close to three times over the blood-alcohol limit on New Year’s Day 2010 when he lost control of his SUV near 147th …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
A 25-year-old Orland Park man is facing one count of reckless homicide, after he was in an accident resulting in the death of a 51-year-old nurse from Lockport.
Authorities are working to reconstruct the scene of an accident last summer that killed a nurse on a her way to work, attorneys said Tuesday, Dec. 10. Matthew Senica, 25, has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of aggravated DUI and one count of reckless homicide. He remains in custody after his bond was set at $1 million. At Tuesday's hearing, Senica's attorney Russell Miller told Judge Carmen K. Aguilar that he believes the action of reconstruction is still missing from discovery. Senica, clad in standard Cook County Department of Corrections garb, didn't speak during the hearing and kept his head lowered. Are you a fan of true crime? Follow Crime-N-Shame on Facebook for tales of woe and mischief throughout the Chicago area. Police say on …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Kevin Santiago, 33, also faces DUI charges after a two-vehicle accident Sunday that killed a 50-year-old Tinley Park woman, police report.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
A 33-year-old Orland Hills man was charged Tuesday with reckless homicide in connection with a crash that killed a 50-year-old Tinley Park woman Sunday, according to the Tinley Park Police Department. Kevin Santiago, of the 8800 block of West 170th Street in Orland Hills, also was charged with driving under the influence, aggravated DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving without insurance and disobeying a traffic control device, a police press release stated. READ: Tinley Park Woman Dies After Morning Car Crash Santiago was involved in a two-vehicle crash at around 2 a.m. Sunday, at the intersection of 183rd Street and 80th Avenue, according to police. Lubna Firdausi, the driver of the other vehicle, was taken to the …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
A defense attorney for Nicholas Sord, an Orland Park man charged with reckless homicide in a DUI accident that killed a New Lenox woman, said he will continue with his defense for now.
Christina Mejia had hoped a court hearing Thursday would signal the end of a case that has gone on for more than two years, where an Orland Park man is accused of reckless homicide in the DUI-related crash that killed her daughter. But that wasn't to be. Instead, Nicholas Sord, 24, has opted not take a plea agreement offered in August -- the details of which have not been made public -- at least for now. Sord is currently out on bond and appeared in Judge Frank Zelezinski's Markham courtoom Thursday wearing a dark blue suit. "He didn't take the deal," said Christina Mejia after the hearing. Other family members and friends couldn't hide their disappointment as they hugged each other. Police say Sord was close to three times over the blood…
Friday, August 17, 2012
Nicholas Sord, 24, of Orland Park, is charged with reckless homicide in a DUI accident that killed a New Lenox woman. Lawyers went into a conference with prosecutors and a Cook County judge Thursday.
A plea agreement could be in the works for Orland Park resident Nicholas Sord, who was charged with reckless homicide in a DUI accident on New Year's Eve more than two years ago. Sord, 24, was close to three times over the blood-alcohol limit on New Year’s Day 2010 when he lost control of his SUV near 147th Street and Oak Park Avenue, killing 20-year-old Jessica Mejia of New Lenox, according to police. At a hearing Thursday, Aug. 16, attorneys for Sord asked Judge Frank Zelezinski for a "402 conference," which is listed by the Cook County Guide to the Criminal Justice System as a plea bargaining tool. In such conferences, the judge hears information about the case that he may not normally hear at trial, including information about the …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Cook County judge denies a request from the attorney of Matthew Senica, who has been indicted for aggravated DUI and reckless homicide, to return personal property found in the vehicle until the investigation is complete.
An insurance company can assess the damage to a vehicle involved in the DUI accident that claimed the life of a nurse on her way to work, but the return of personal belongings of the Orland Park man charged with reckless homicide in connection with the crash will have to wait, a Cook County judge said Tuesday morning. Matthew Senica, 25, of the 13700 Block of 88th Ave. was also indicted Tuesday on 14 counts of aggravated DUI and one count of reckless homicide in Judge Peter Felice's Bridgeview courtroom. He remains in custody after his bail was set at $1 million. Authorities say on July 8, Senica was driving back to Orland Park from what Senica told police was a night of drinking in Chicago. He was heading south on LaGrange Road, and …
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10:23 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013
And why aren't ALL firefighters regularly tested for drugs? They are driving around in $250,000 trucks that are public property. We trust them with our safety. I watched some firefighters in a rescue truck pulling donuts in the snowy parking lot of a grocery store on Rt 45. Such a beautiful truck full of tools and they are driving it like a quad. Mokena FD. No pension for this moron. more ›