Man was traveling over 130 mph in DUI crash that killed teen in Glenview, prosecutors say
GLENVIEW, Ill. — A 21-year-old man is being held without bond after he was charged with driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a teenage boy in Glenview last weekend.Taeyoung Kim of Northbrook was charged Friday night with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, causing death and great bodily harm, reckless homicide, and other drunken driving counts and traffic violations in the crash that killed 17-year-old Marko Niketic.
That driver said the Mustang increased speed and turned off the headlights. The car continued towards the intersection of Lake Avenue and Meadow Lane, where it collided with Niketic's car – splitting it in half. The Mustang crashed into a tree after the impact. Kim admitted to a witness at the scene that he had been drinking, prosecutors said.Niketic died at the scene. Two others – including Niketic's girlfriend – were injured and taken to area hospitals.
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