Teen who was doing 104 mph in his BMW before plowing into couple and killing them considered 'a real and present threat': DA

An Illinois teen who allegedly caused a fatal crash that killed a mates volition person to stay down bars until helium goes to trial.

Francesco Rendina, 18, faces 2 counts of reckless homicide successful transportation with a fatal car clang that took the lives of 72-year-old Ried Jacobsen and 67-year-old Katherine Jacobsen connected March 27. According to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, Rendina hit a velocity of 104 mph moments earlier helium crashed his BMW SUV into a conveyance carrying the Jacobsens. Authorities said Rendina slowed down to 89 mph successful the 40 mph portion but mislaid power of his SUV.

Authorities said the clang occurred conscionable earlier 7 p.m. successful Downers Grove, Illinois. Ried Jacobsen was declared dormant astatine the scene. Katherine Jacobsen was transported to the hospital, wherever she succumbed to the injuries she sustained successful the crash.

After further investigation, constabulary arrested Rendina connected May 10. He was released aft his archetypal tribunal quality the adjacent day, but prosecutors argued that helium should beryllium down bars. On Wednesday, a justice granted the state's question to support Rendina successful custody until trial, noting that days earlier the March 27 crash, Rendina was successful tribunal for different alleged postulation infractions — including driving astatine a precocious complaint of speed.

According to prosecutors, the justice besides noted that Rendina "did not comply with the tribunal bid conscionable days earlier the convulsive crash" and "clearly did not deliberation doubly astir the laws of the roadworthy which are designed to support drivers."

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DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said successful a property release, "I convey Judge O'Hallaren Walsh for agreeing with our presumption that this suspect poses a existent and contiguous menace to the residents of DuPage County and I convey her for her cautious information of the caller grounds presented successful tribunal today."

Rendina was booked into the DuPage County Jail connected Wednesday. He was 17 years aged astatine the clip of the crash, and is charged arsenic an big with 2 counts of reckless homicide and respective different postulation infractions from abstracted incidents. His adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for June 30.