A man from Dewitt died and four others were injured in a head-on crash in Lyons Township. The driver of a Buick LeSabre lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a Jeep Grand Cherokee, occupied by four men, after crossing the centerline. The driver of the Buick was pronounced dead at Spectrum Butterworth in Grand Rapids, while the four males in the Jeep received minor injuries and were released on scene.
A 22-year-old mother from Lyons Township has been charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment after her 19-month-old son was found dead inside his crib last October. The child was severely malnourished and unresponsive when found, and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office ruled the boy’s death as a homicide due to nutritional neglect. The mother left her son in the care of a relative, who discovered the boy and alerted the police. An arrest warrant was issued on Feb. 28, and on March 7, Hannion was arrested in Tennessee by the FBI Fugitive Task Force.
