Reckless homicide charges have been filed against the driver of a Corvette who was drag racing with another car in Clearing when he lost control and struck a woman out for a late dinner with her boyfriend, killing her.
, 27, is also charged with aggravated street racing in the death of Shawman Meireis, 40, who was visiting Chicago from Florida and was killed a day before her 41st birthday.Police say Meireis was crossing the street in the 6400 block of South Cicero Avenue near Midway Airport when two Corvettes came racing toward her around 1:35 a.m. on Aug. 28.
Her boyfriend was seen grabbing Guerrero and throwing him against a street lamp. "You killed my girlfriend," he said. "You killed my girlfriend." Guerrero told officers at the scene that he had been fleeing a carjacking. But the police report cites witnesses who said the drivers of both Corvettes were racing each other just before the accident.. One witness said the two Corvettes, one red and the other blue, were both stopped at 63rd Street and sped off when the light turned green, cutting off drivers as they kept up with each other.
Guerrero 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.that I have read and agree
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