Charges have been filed against two Corvette drivers who were drag racing in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood when one of them lost control and struck a woman out for a late dinner with her boyfriend, killing her.
, 27, was charged with reckless homicide. He was also charged with aggravated street racing, as was the other driver, Noe Garcia, 36. Prosecutors said Guerrero was traveling more than 100 mph when he struck Shawman Meireis last August, a day before her 41st birthday.
The cars were cutting each other off and weaving through traffic at high speeds, prosecutors said in court Wednesday. As they approached 65th Street, Guerrero collided with a car turning in the intersection and careened into Meireis, according to prosecutors.A woman visiting Chicago with her boyfriend was killed when a speeding Corvette careened into her while "showing off" with another Corvette and cutting through traffic, according to police and witnesses.
Her boyfriend was seen grabbing Guerrero and throwing him against a street lamp. "You killed my girlfriend," he said. "You killed my girlfriend." Guerrero remained at the scene and was initially cited for obstructed front windshield and failure to exercise due care with a pedestrian in the roadway. But police at the time said the investigation was continuing.
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