A 20-year-old man is charged with killing a man and a woman in their 80s in a car crash last year in the west suburbs. He allegedly drove nearly 120 mph in a vehicle that he took from a dealership he worked for.
Sunday, April 19, 2026 2:57AMcar crash last year in the west suburbsCharles T. Rodgers, 20, of St. Charles appeared in court Friday and is facing multiple charges, including Unlawful Possession of Stolen/Converted Motor Vehicle, Reckless Homicide, Aggravated Reckless Driving, and Speeding, the Kane County State's Attorney Office announced Saturday.
The two-vehicle crash happened around 1:40 p.m. Sept. 5, 2025 at Bricher Road and Fisher Drive in Geneva, police said. A Geneva man driving a 2005 Toyota Corolla attempted to turn onto Bricher Road from Fisher Drive when his vehicle was struck by a BMW X3 that was traveling on Bricher, Geneva police said. The 85-year-old driver and his 88-year-old wife who was a passenger in the vehicle were both killed in the crash. They were identified as Dennis White, 85, and Ritsuko White, 88. "The BMW was driven by Rodgers, who had three passengers in the car with him," the Kane County State's Attorney Office said in a news release. "Rodgers was not legally allowed to possess the car and had obtained it from a St. Charles Chrysler Dodge dealership where he was employed at the time." Prosecutors in court Friday said Rodgers accelerated to 119 mph moments before the crash and did not attempt to brake, instead swerving and unsuccessfully avoiding the collision. The vehicle Rodgers was driving caught fire after the crash, but was extinguished, police said at the time. "Two of the BMW's passengers suffered fractures as a result of the crash," the Kane County State's Attorney Office said in a news release. "The third passenger was medically released at the scene." Rodgers was released under home electronic monitoring pending trial. He is banned from driving and making contact with the survivors of the crash, officials said.Related Topics
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