Lynwood Men Were Drag Racing When They Killed a Mom and Dad: Cops

Photo: The red Chrysler Town and Country mini-van that was carrying a family of five when it was struck by two alleged drag racers in Robbins. Both adults were killed. | Todd Sherman/Network Video Productions.

Two men allegedly drag racing have been charged in a crash that killed two parents in Robbins last Thursday and orphaned three children, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced.

Douglas McGrew, 25, and Craig Stevenson, 41, of Lynwood, have been charged with reckless homicide. McGrew also has been charged with two counts of aggravated DUI, the sheriff said in a news release.

The Robbins Police Department requested an investigation by sheriff’s police into the accident termed by a Robbins fire captain as “one of the worst accidents I’ve ever seen.”

Investigators determined at about 7:45 p.m. Aug. 27, McGrew, driving a black Buick Regal, and Stevenson, driving a gray Nissan Altima, were allegedly racing their vehicles at a high rate of speed northbound on Central Park Avenue.

Sheriff’s police said both cars ran a stop sign at 137th Street and struck a 2010 Chrysler Town and Country minivan. The impact killed Chires Davis-Jones, 43, of Robbins, and her front seat passenger, Less Jones, 59.

Their three children, who were riding in the back of the minivan, were taken to area hospitals for treatment where they remain hospitalized in stable condition.

McGrew and his male passenger were taken to an area hospital for treatment. Stevenson and a male passenger in his Nissan Altima were brought to an area hospital for treatment. Another passenger in Stevenson’s car declined medical treatment.

Robbins Police Chief Mitchell Davis issued a statement following the arrests:

“Robbins is more than a village - we are an extended family. And we are grieving in solidarity with Chires and Less’ beautiful children, who thankfully survived this horrific ordeal,” the police chief said. “We take solace in the fact that the alleged perpetrators of this unthinkable crime will be held accountable for the devastation they’ve incurred on our community.”