Man Jailed In DUI Fatal Arrested Again In DUI Crash

ST. CHARLES, IL — A 28-year-old man convicted of causing a DUI crash that killed a 2009 St. Charles East High School graduate was recently arrested again in a drunken driving collision, authorities said. This time, Onofrio "Josh" Lorusso, 28, is accused of driving drunk and hitting a parked car in Romeoville, the Daily Herald reports.

The newspaper obtained the accident report from the Romeville incident, after requesting it through a Freedom of Information request, and learned Lorusso was heading north on Weber Road in Romeoville on Aug. 4 when he hit the back of a vehicle. No one was injured in that accident.

He is charged with aggravated DUI and failure to reduce speed in Will County, according to online court records, and is expected back in court on Jan. 9.

In June 2009, authorities say Lorusso, who now lives in the 25000 block of Hart Road in Batavia, had a blood alcohol concentration of .227 when he crashed a 2005 Ford Explorer while going 77 mph in a 25 mph zone on Royal Fox Drive in St. Charles. Cameron Godee, who'd received a partial scholarship for rugby to Arkansas State University, died in the collision and two other passengers were injured, according to the Daily Herald.

Lorusso was sentenced to 180 days in jail and three years of probation after pleading guilty to charges of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI. He was also placed on electronic monitoring, according to online court records.

Lorusso was also charged for violating terms of his probation when he attended an underage drinking party in Des Plaines in 2012, according to the Daily Herald.

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