UPDATES WITH CHARGES, BOND
A 19-year-old woman was charged with driving under the influence during a rollover crash early Monday in the University Village neighborhood that killed one person and injured another.
Officers responded about 2:35 a.m. and found a Nissan Altima on its hood with significant damage in the 1000 block of West Roosevelt, according to Chicago Police.
Eugena Walker, 18, was found lying in the street nearby, and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. She lived on the Near West Side.
An autopsy Monday found she died of multiple injuries from a motor vehicle striking a fixed object, and her death was ruled an accident, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Two other people were taken in serious-to-critical condition to Stroger Hospital, said Chicago Fire Department Chief Juan Hernandez.
Jayalim Ford, of the West Town neighborhood, was arrested and charged with one felony count of aggravated DUI crash causing death, police said.
Ford’s bond was set at $500,000 during a hearing Wednesday, according to Cook County sheriff’s office records. Her next court appearance was scheduled for Oct. 2.