Lynwood Clerk Charged with Reckless Homicide
CHICAGO (AP) - The village clerk of the Chicago suburb of Lynwood has been charged with reckless homicide in the death of a mother of four.
Roel Valle is accused of driving a village car the wrong way along Illinois Highway 394 near Ford Heights on Feb. 4, and slamming into two cars, killing 32-year-old Melikah Little of Chicago. The woman's husband, Manuel Little, was in the second vehicle struck by the auto allegedly driven by Valle and suffered a leg injury.
The 64-year-old Valle was hospitalized with a broken arm and underwent surgery for a broken femur. He was charged Monday with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol involving death and reckless homicide.
Authorities say Little was in a car driven by 27-year-old of Angelina Jones of Chicago. Authorities say Jones, who was injured, has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
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