Lisle man charged after fatal Fox River boating crash in McHenry County
Video shows speeding boat on Fox River around time of fatal crash
A Lisle man is facing felony charges after a deadly boating crash on the Fox River that killed one woman and injured two others.
MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. - A Lisle man is expected to appear in court Monday after prosecutors charged him in connection with a deadly boating crash on the Fox River that left one woman dead and two others injured.
Lisle man charged in fatal Fox River crash
What we know:
Richard Stevenson, 45, has been charged with felony reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence in connection with the crash.
Richard Stevenson
According to McHenry County officials, the collision happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday near the 1800 block of Fernwood Lane. A triple-engine motor pontoon carrying two people ran over a smaller boat that also had two people aboard in a no-wake zone.
A woman who was on the smaller boat was killed in the crash. Authorities said two other people were injured.
Stevenson allegedly left the scene after the collision. He was eventually taken into custody and booked into the McHenry County Jail early Sunday morning.
Dig deeper:
State records from Florida show Stevenson was cited in Miami-Dade County in March 2022 for careless operation of a boat. The violation was a non-criminal civil infraction that was resolved after a penalty was paid.
Cook County court records also show Stevenson was charged with misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm in 2013. The case ended with a fine and a sentence of court supervision.
Stevenson has also been identified as an executive with Stevenson Crane, a crane rental company with locations in Illinois and Indiana. Following the crash, his LinkedIn profile was removed, and several posts on Stevenson Crane's Facebook page were also taken down.
What we don't know:
Authorities have not released the identity of the woman who was killed.
It remains unclear what led to the crash.
What's next:
Stevenson is scheduled to make his first court appearance at about 1:15 p.m. Monday in McHenry County.
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The Source: The information in this story was obtained and reported by FOX Chicago's Se Kwon.