Crime & Safety
Northbrook Man Charged In Crash That Killed Glenview Teen: Police
The 21-year-old faces 12 charges, including two counts of aggravated DUI causing death, in the crash that killed Marko Niketic.
GLENVIEW, IL — An arrest has been made in a crash that killed a Glenview teenager last weekend. Taeyoung Kim. 21, of the 3700 block of Salem Walk, Northbrook, faces a number of charges stemming from a car crash Sunday night where Marko Niketic, 17, a Glenbrook South senior died from his injuries.
According to police, Kim is charged with the following:
- 2 counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing death
- reckless homicide
- aggravated DUI causing great bodily harm
- DUI alcohol
- DUI with a blood alcohol concentration level of .08 or more
- DUI drugs
- speeding (35+mph)
- reckless driving
- driving without lights when required
- improper lane usage
- failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident
Kim is due in court Saturday for a conditions hearing.
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Police said an investigation has revealed that at 11:08 p.m. May 12, Kim drove his vehicle westbound on East Lake Avenue at a high rate of speed and in a reckless manner. He struck Niketic's car near the intersection of East Lake Avenue and Meadow Lane.
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The Glenview Police Department received assistance from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force's Crash Assistance Team and the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.
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