Man Held Without Bail For Beating Woman, Crashing Into Family’s Home: Authorities

WOODSTOCK, IL — A Woodstock man accused of seriously injuring a woman during a domestic dispute and later crashing into a home where four people were asleep has been ordered held in custody pending trial, prosecutors said.

Matthew Zamorano, 31, appeared for an initial court appearance in in McHenry County on Monday where Judge Michael Feetterer granted the state’s petition to deny pre-trial release.

He faces multiple charges, including aggravated domestic battery causing great bodily harm, three counts of criminal damage to property, interfering with the reporting of domestic violence, reckless conduct and reckless driving, according to the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office.

Prosecutors said that during the early morning hours of May 30, Zamorano became involved in a domestic dispute with a family or household member and allegedly struck the woman multiple times, causing injuries that required stitches at a local hospital, according to a news release.

After leaving the residence, Zamorano allegedly drove recklessly, striking a light pole before crashing into a nearby home. Authorities said none of the occupants were injured, but the collision caused significant damage and forced the family to leave the home.

“This case involves an alarming escalation of violence and recklessness,” McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese said. “The defendant allegedly inflicted serious injuries on a woman before engaging in conduct that endangered an entirely unrelated family sleeping in their home. The consequences of these actions could have been catastrophic. We are grateful no lives were lost and that the Court recognized the significant threat to public safety by ordering the defendant detained pending trial.”

Zamorano is scheduled to appear next in court on June 12 in McHenry County.