Overview
- Jason K. Land, 18, was charged July 29 with aggravated DUI causing two deaths after an early-morning crash at Richmond Road and McCullom Lake Road that killed Perla Tejeda, 19, and her 14-year-old brother.
- Prosecutors said Land’s blood-alcohol concentration registered .35, more than four times Illinois’s legal limit of .08.
- Authorities allege he was speeding southbound when he ran a red light and struck a Nissan Sentra carrying the siblings as well as a parked Toyota Echo.
- Court records show Land’s license had been suspended in Ohio for a prior speeding conviction earlier this year.
- He faces six counts including two aggravated DUI accident causing death charges and remains held in McHenry County Jail ahead of an August 7 hearing.