Updated
Updated · WLS-TV · Jul 27
Fox River Boat Crash Kills 1 as Police Hunt Passengers From Offending Boat
Updated
Updated · WLS-TV · Jul 27

Fox River Boat Crash Kills 1 as Police Hunt Passengers From Offending Boat

3 articles · Updated · WLS-TV · Jul 27

Summary

  • At least one person died after a boat crash on the Fox River in McHenry County on Saturday, prompting authorities to search for passengers from what officials called the offending boat.
  • Holiday Hills residents were urged to report anyone who appeared injured or out of place, after state Sen. Craig Wilcox said members of that boat might be on foot south of the McHenry Dam.
  • The McHenry County Sheriff's Office closed the river south of the dam for hours while investigators worked the scene, then later reopened the waterway.
  • Authorities initially released few details, but a later report said Richard Stevenson, 45, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in the two-boat collision.

Insights

Why was a reportedly 70-mph pontoon boat able to speed through a narrow Fox River stretch before a fatal collision?
What evidence will decide whether the Fox River pontoon crash was reckless homicide, not just a tragic boating accident?