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Otis Pruitt, 23, of Oak Lawn is charged with reckless homicide, felony DUI and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle. (Shutterstock)
HOMETOWN, IL An Oak Lawn man has been charged with fatally striking a Hometown police officer who was directing traffic in the early morning hours of April 3 for an unrelated DUI crash, prosecutors said. Otis Pruitt, 27, was charged with reckless homicide. Bail was set at $1 million during a bond hearing Monday afternoon at the Bridgeview Courthouse.
Lt. James Kouski, 58, was a 34-year-veteran of the Hometown Police Department. Kouski was born and raised in Hometown, and lived at New Lenox at the time of his death. Kouski worked the night shift and was directing traffic away from a fallen light police around 3 a.m. Saturday for an unrelated DUI accident near 90th Street and Pulaski Road.
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(Cook County Sheriff s Office)
MAINE TOWNSHIP, IL Police asked the public for help finding a man who went missing last week from a nursing home in unincorporated Des Plaines.
Szymon Tomerski, 72, was last seen around 8 p.m. Friday leaving his home, the Landmark Nursing Home at 9300 W. Ballard Road, according to the Cook County Sheriff s Office.
Tomerski was described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, about 170 pounds and with a brown and gray hair, a fair complexion and blue eyes, according to the sheriff s office.
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His beard and hair shown have been cut to an unknown length compared to an undated photograph provided by authorities.
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A veteran Hometown police officer was fatally struck by a car while investigating an accident early Saturday. (Shutterstock)
HOMETOWN, IL A Hometown police officer died early Saturday morning when he was struck by a vehicle while investigating a car accident. James Kouski, 58, was a 34-year veteran of the Hometown Police Department.
Kouski was investigating a DUI crash around 3 a.m. in the 9000 block of South Pulaski Road. Police said the officer was struck by a white sedan. Kouski was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
The police department sent an emergency text alert to residents around 5 a.m. stating that traffic in both directions on Pulaski Road between 87th and 91st Streets. Charges are expected against the 0ther driver.
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