Richard Stevenson Jailed Until Aug. 5 in 80 mph Fox River Fatal Boat Crash
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Updated · FOX 32 Chicago · Jul 29
Richard Stevenson Jailed Until Aug. 5 in 80 mph Fox River Fatal Boat Crash
3 articles · Updated · FOX 32 Chicago · Jul 29
Summary
Aug. 5 is Richard Stevenson's next court date after a judge denied pretrial release and kept him in the McHenry County Jail over Saturday's fatal Fox River crash.
Prosecutors say Stevenson drove a pontoon boat about 80 mph in a posted no-wake zone while intoxicated, then struck and ran over Magdalena Jablonska's boat, leading to aggravated DUI and reckless homicide charges.
Jablonska's fiance and dog were also injured but are expected to recover, while relatives from Poland travel to the Chicago area for funeral arrangements.
Jablonska's family is urging people to remember the 48-year-old as a Marine veteran, devoted sister and animal lover, and set up an animal-benefit fundraiser in her name.