Crime & Safety
Woman Flees DUI Crash, Leaves Baby Behind In Car: Oswego PD
The Oswego woman crashed into a parkway tree half a block from her residence before fleeing the scene, police said.
OSWEGO, IL — An Oswego woman is charged with endangering the life or health of a baby after she fled the scene of a crash Tuesday night, leaving the child behind, according to police.
Jessica James, 40, crashed into a parkway tree half a block away from her residence on Ash Grove Lane before fleeing, leaving her 8-year-old daughter in the car. She had been driving under the influence, police said.
Witnesses saw James leave the scene, and she was located before entering her residence, officials said.
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James was subsequently arrested, charged also with aggravated driving under the influence while transporting a person under 16, and taken to the Kendall County Sheriff's Office.
The car was towed from the scene, and no one required hospitalization, police said.
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