UPDATE: Warrenville Man Charged in Deadly Car Crash Held on $1 Million Bond

Updated at 3:54 p.m.

Bond was set at $1 million for the Warrenville man charged with aggravated DUI for his involvement in a fatal crash Thursday night that killed Warrenville resident Stephanie Pickett.

Karlos Leath, 31, of the 29W500 block of Country Ridge Drive, appeared in bond court Friday morning in front of Judge Elizabeth Sexton, who set bail at $1 million with 10 percent to apply, according to DuPage County State's Attorney's Office spokesman Paul Darrah.

“Last night Stephanie Pickett lost her life allegedly at the hands of a drunk driver,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a release. “Our hearts go out to her family and friends who are now grieving their loss. As I have said many times in the past, the motoring public has to learn that if you have been drinking, do not risk your life or the lives of others by getting behind the wheel of a car."

It is alleged that at approximately 10:32 p.m. Thursday, Leath and Pickett were traveling southbound on Shaffner Road in Winfield when, while approaching Mack Road, Leath lost control of his vehicle, swerved off the road and crashed into trees on the north side of Mack.

Pickett was transported to a local hospital where she passed away due to massive head injuries sustained in the crash. Leath, who was also taken to a local hospital for minor injuries, was charged with two counts of aggravated DUI involving death, a class 2 felony punishable by up to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

An investigation into the crash revealed that Leath allegedly had a blood alcohol content above the legal limit of 0.08                

Leath’s next court appearance is scheduled for May 20, in front of Judge Blanche Hill-Fawell.

Original story:

An 18-year-old is dead after a one-car rollover crash in unincorporated Wheaton Thursday night, police said.

The woman was a passenger in a sport-utility vehicle driven by Karlos Leath, 31, of Warrenville, who was charged with driving under the influence after the crash. The incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. on Shaffner Road north of Mack Road, according to a DuPage County Sheriff's Office statement.

The woman's name was being withheld as of early Friday morning, pending notification of next of kin.

Leath was driving a 2003 Ford Explorer southbound on Shaffner towards Mack Road when the SUV left the roadway and rolled over, according to the Sheriff's Office.

"Wheaton and Winfield (fire departments) transported the driver and the 18-year-old passenger to Central DuPage Hospital, where the passenger was pronounced dead from her injuries," the release said.

Both directions of Shaffner Road were closed for about five hours while Sheriff’s investigators reconstructed the crash. The incident remains under investigation.

Patch will post an update on this crash if more information becomes available.

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