Updated 4/9/2021 6:46 AM
A Des Plaines man has been charged in a Mount Prospect crash last month that killed three members of a Des Plaines family.
Mount Prospect police said Thursday that Garrett M. Kowalski, 25, of the 500 block of North Third Avenue, ran two red lights before crashing into the victims vehicle at 108 miles per hour on March 7 at Rand and Mount Prospect roads. Police also said a blood sample revealed the presence of a controlled substance, ketamine, in his blood.
The Cook County state s attorney s office approved three counts of reckless homicide, three counts of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs and one count of possession of a controlled substance, police said in a news release.
Mount Prospect crash kills Des Plaines mother, father, son on errand run
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Mount Prospect crash kills Des Plaines mother, father, son on errand run
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Their happiness will never be forgotten : Des Plaines family grieves crash victims Seen in this collage photo are Georgina Perez Gomez of Des Plaines, along with her son Francisco Javier Flores Perez, left, and her husband Francisco Flores Rodriguez, right. The couple and their son were killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Mount Prospect Courtesy of Danfer Flores
Mount Prospect police are investigating a deadly two-vehicle crash Sunday morning that killed three and left wreckage scattered across Rand Road. Steve Zalusky | Staff Photographer Family are grieving the loss of Georgina Perez Gomez and her husband Francisco Flores Rodriguez of Des Plaines, along with their adult son. They were killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Mount Prospect.