Driver Charged With DUI In Crash That Killed Blue Island Woman

WORTH TOWNSHIP, IL -- A 44-year-old Chicago man was determined to be driving under the influence when he struck a motorcycle, critically injuring a 43-year-old Blue Island woman, prosecutors said. The woman died from her injuries a few days after the accident. Thomas Czerwinski is charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing death and aggravated driving under the influence causing great bodily harm.

According to the charges, around 9:15 p.m. Aug. 12, Cook County Sheriff’s Police responded to a crash that occurred on Cal-Sag Road and Massasoit Avenue in unincorporated Worth Township. A Jeep Wrangler had struck a Harley Davidson motorcycle as it was making a turn, police said. The 47-year-old motorcyclist and his wife were critically injured. The woman died of her injuries Aug. 16. Cook County Sheriff’s Police later determined that Czerwinski was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the of the crash, with a blood alcohol concentration of more than twice the legal limit.

Bail was set at $250,000 during a court appearance Friday at the Bridgeview Courthouse.