Crime & Safety
Murder Charges Filed in Fatal Crash
Luis Ramirez arrested after his attempt to pass two vehicles resulted in Sonia Hume's death.
A 22-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly killed a woman while attempting to pass two cars on Tryon Grove Road.
Luis Ramirez of Round Lake Beach was arrested on charges of reckless homicide and first-degree murder after a crash that claimed the life of Sonia Hume.
According to the , Ramirez was driving a 1997 Ford Expedition at 7:17 a.m. Aug. 5 westbound on Tryon Grove Road, less than a mile east of Barnard Mill Road, when he collided head-on with a Mitsubishi driven by Hume. Ramirez was attempting to pass two vehicles when he collided with Hume, a 38-year-old Woodstock resident.
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Hume was pronounced dead on the scene and Ramirez was transported to in McHenry, where he spent a week receiving medical treatment.
According to the sheriff's office, seat belts were used by each driver and air bags were deployed because of the crash.
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Ramirez is in custody of the McHenry County Correctional Facility. Bond has been set at $1 million. A court date has not been set.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office Traffic Crash Investigation Unit conducted and recently finished its investigation of the crash.
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