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Lisle man charged in deadly Fox Lake boat crash in McHenry
NBC 5 Chicago • • nation
Key Points:
- Richard Stevenson, 48, of Lisle, is charged with aggravated DUI and reckless homicide after a deadly boat crash on the Fox River that killed 48-year-old Magdalena Jablonska.
- Stevenson’s blood alcohol content was approximately .200, more than twice the legal limit, when he crashed his pontoon boat at 80 mph into Jablonska’s smaller boat in a slow zone.
- Prosecutors highlighted Stevenson's extensive history of DUI, reckless driving, and speeding offenses over the past 20 years, describing him as a "ticking time bomb."
- Stevenson was found off the shoreline after the crash; two other pontoon occupants fled the scene. He was taken into custody and remains detained pending a court date on August 5.
- Stevenson was employed by Stevenson Crane Company, which terminated him following the incident and expressed condolences to the victim’s family.
