A West Chicago man accused of fatally striking a pedestrian with his SUV while intoxicated early Monday morning will be allowed to remain free ahead of his trial.
James Vaughn, 43, appeared in court Tuesday morning where Judge Joshua Dieden denied the state's motion to detain him before his trial, according to a statement from the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office. Vaughn has been charged with two counts of aggravated DUI causing death, prosecutors said.Around 2:36 a.m., West Chicago police officers responded to the area of Roosevelt Road and Pearl Road for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian, according to prosecutors.
Vaughn remained at the scene where responding officers detected an odor of alcohol as well as glassy and blood shot eyes on him.A sobriety test revealed Vaughn's blood alcohol level was 0.11 at the time of the crash, according to prosecutors. Officers also allegedly recovered a can of Monaco, an alcoholic cocktail, behind the front passenger seat during a search of his Jeep."Like all alleged DUI cases, the case against Mr.
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