Plainfield Motorcyclist Charged In Passenger's Death

PLAINFIELD, IL — A 48-year-old Plainfield man was taken into the custody of the Will County Jail Thursday on reckless homicide charges plus three counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with an Aug. 12 crash in Channahon that killed his passenger.

A Will County grand jury returned a bill of indictment Thursday against Corey Chattic, who lives on West Hazelcrest Drive in Plainfield in connection with the death of Danielle Rachford, a 32-year-old woman who lived in Geneva.

Chattic was driving his 2018 Harley-Davidson at the time of the crash, court files state.

A wrongful death lawsuit was also filed late last month against Chattic by Timothy Rachford, the father of the young woman killed in the wreck.

The civil lawsuit states that Chattic lost control of his motorcycle around 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 12 while traveling westbound on Front Street in Channahon, which is about 1 mile west of the frontage road. Danielle Rachford, his passenger, was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced dead that night.

The lawsuit states that Chattic was driving his motorcycle under the influence of alcohol at the time of his deadly crash; he was operating his motorcycle without keeping a proper and sufficient look out; and he was operating his motorcycle at a speed greater than "reasonable and proper which endangered the safety of the plaintiff's descendent."

Danielle Rachford was survived by her father, her mother Christine and her brother Ryan Rachford, the lawsuit states. The lawsuit filed by Chicago attorneys Richard Pullano and Mathew Siporin of the Pullano Law Offices seeks a Will County jury award in excess of $50,000 against the criminal defendant from Plainfield.

Records at the Will County Courthouse also indicate that Chattic was initially given traffic citations following the crash: driving too fast for conditions or failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He was also cited that night of the crash with DUI-BAC 0.08 or more, first or second offense.

Chattic was booked into custody around 2 p.m. Thursday and he remained incarcerated late Friday afternoon. His bail is set at $100,000.