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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Hit and run driver leaves path of destruction, injury Glen Ellyn man charged with four counts related to incident
By Paul DelGuidice
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Shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23, police from Villa Park responded to reports of a hit-and-run crash on south Ardmore Ave. near the intersection of Jackson St. Two cars were hit; the driver of one vehicle was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, where he was listed in critical condition. The driver of the truck who allegedly caused the accidents was 62-year-old Lawrence Sieber of Glen Ellyn. According to police, Sieber ran the stop sign a the Ardmore and Jackson intersection and into the first car. Sieber then fled from the area south to Roosevelt Road where he struck a second vehicle. The victim
of the second crash was transported to Elmhurst Hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. Fleeing the scene of that crash, Sieber proceeded west on Roosevelt where he was spotted by Lombard police officers who attempted to stop him. Sieber then crashed his truck into another vehicle that was stopped at a traffic light at Roosevelt and Finley. According to police, Sieber struggled against police officers and had to be forcibly removed from his truck. He was taken into custody and charged with aggravated DUI causing great bodily harm, leaving the scene of an accident, aggravated fleeing and eluding and aggravated reckless driving. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement: “What I find particularly disturbing in this case is the allegation that after Mr. Sieber crashed his truck into another vehicle he fled the scene in an effort to save his own hide.” Sieber was scheduled to appear in front of DuPage Judge Daniel Guerin on Tues. Feb. 7.
Bond set at $750,000 for man accused of DUI hit-and-run Berlin praises local police departments
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced last week that bond has been set for a Glen Ellyn man accused of a hit and run crash in Villa Park that severely injured another motorist. Lawrence Sieber, 62, (d.o.b. 3/9/1954) of 89 S. Park Avenue, appeared in Bond Court this morning where Judge
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Richard Russo set bond at $750,000 with 10% to apply. Sieber has been charged with one count of Aggravated DUI Causing Great Bodily Harm, one count of Leaving the Scene of an accident, one count of Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding and one count
See BOND, Page 5
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AT Special Olympics Basketball takes second at tourney
On Jan. 22, the Addison Trail Special Olympics Basketball Team competed in the Area 5 Special Olympics Illinois Basketball Tournament in Cicero. The team earned second place in Division 11. Pictured are (back row, from left) junior George Pappas-Papaioannou, sophomore Sergio Robles, junior Rueben Chacko, freshman Salvatore Bartolotta, junior Robert Vitello; (front row, from left) junior Guadalupe Garcia and senior Isabella Chaidez.
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