CHICAGO — The drunk driver who killed a 67-year-old bicyclist in Garfield Ridge has two earlier DUI convictions, prosecutors say. Michael Kelly, 33, was detained as a security threat by Decide Shauna Boliker to await trial on a cost of aggravated DUI inflicting demise.
The crash occurred simply over a 12 months in the past, on June 24, 2023, at 57th and Natchez, a few block from Kelly’s dwelling, officers mentioned. Kelly, 33, was making a left flip in his Nissan Frontier pickup when he allegedly struck bicyclist Jozef Strus.
A police report described Kelly as “cooperative,” saying he voluntarily submitted to blood and urine checks. Assessments by the Illinois State Police decided that Kelly had a blood alcohol focus of between .129 and .182 on the time of the crash, “nicely over” the .08 authorized restrict, police mentioned in his arrest report. Prosecutors claimed in a detention petition that he additionally had Delta-9 THC in his system.
Kelly turned himself in to the police this week.
Based on an internet obituary, Strus was married and had three grownup youngsters.
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