Crime & Safety
Complaint: Ramirez Knowingly Caused Deadly Accident
Luis Ramirez remains in McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility on $1 million bond after a fatal car crash Aug. 5.
The complaint connected to a deadly accident states the defendant set out to hurt someone.
A 22-year-old Round Lake Beach man remains in McHenry County Correctional Facility Aug. 16 on a $1 million dollar bond after being charged with reckless homicide and first-degree murder Aug. 15 because authorities believe the crash was no accident.
Luis E. Ramirez, driving a 1997 Ford Expedition, collided head-on with a 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander driven by 38-year-old Woodstock resident Sonia Hume on Aug. 5, police said.
Find out what's happening in Crystal Lake-Carywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
According to the complaint, Ramirez was charged with first degree murder because he knowingly rammed his vehicle into Hume’s, knowing such an act could cause death or bodily harm.
According to , Ramirez was traveling westbound on Tryon Grove Road at about 7:17 a.m. about one-eighth of a mile east of Barnard Mill Road. He went into the eastbound lane to pass two vehicles when he collided with Hume who was traveling in the eastbound lane.
Find out what's happening in Crystal Lake-Carywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Hume was pronounced dead at the scene. Ramirez was transported to in McHenry with injuries to his torso and legs, said Undersheriff Andrew Zinke.
Ramirez was released from the hospital after a week.
Police said Ramirez and Hume did not know each other.
Ramirez was arrested after an intensive investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office Traffic Crash Investigation Unit, which included additional interviews leading to the charges against Ramirez.
Zinke said Ramirez was in a legal passing zone and was traveling at a speed of about 60 m.p.h. He was driving without a valid driver’s license and had insurance on his vehicle.
Police did not observe Ramirez to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the accident, Zinke said, and the department is still awaiting test results for substances.
Seat belts were used by both drivers and airbags were deployed in both vehicles as a result of the impact.
Ramirez was advised of his rights by Judge Charles Weech in McHenry County Courthouse Aug. 15. His next court date is Aug. 19.
