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18-Year-Old Faces Aggravated DUI Charges After McHenry Crash That Killed Two Teens

The court ordered pretrial detention after evidence showed extreme intoxication along with a prior license suspension

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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.