Driver Accused Of Reckless Conduct, Leaving Scene Of Accident

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — Amy D. Huska, of Arlington Heights, is accused of striking her car into the door of another vehicle and running over the legs of the driver, before fleeing the scene of a May 15 incident in Buffalo Grove. Eyewitness accounts detailed the events that eventually led to Huska's arrest by the Buffalo Grove Police Department.

Police responded to the Shell gas station, 50 W Cook Road in Buffalo Grove, at around 4:41 p.m. on a report of a traffic collision, police said. An eyewitness said a car, later determined to be driven by Huska, 63, had struck the door of a second vehicle twice while the occupant of the latter was out taking photos of possible damage to the rear-end of their car. Several other eyewitnesses also told police that Huska drove her car into the legs of the other driver, reversed several feet and then drove over the other person's legs a second time. Huska then fled the scene before being stopped by police at Lake Cook and McHenry roads. She would later be arrested at the Buffalo Grove Police Station.

The other driver told police she was uninjured and declined an ambulance, police said.

Huska is being charged with reckless conduct (Class A), leaving the scene of an accident with vehicle damage (Class A), improper use of registration and not having a valid driver's license. She was issued a $2,500 bond and given a court date of June 3.

The above information comes from the Buffalo Grove Police Department and court records as a record of incidents reported to police and those arrested on criminal charges, which represent accusations by the state that are often dropped or reduced. Updated information may be available from the Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court. Everyone arrested is presumed to be innocent unless found guilty in court beyond a reasonable doubt.