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Rolling Meadows man appears in court on reckless homicide charge after crash killed 14-year-old

The hearing has renewed neighborhood demands for traffic calming at the North Albany Avenue intersection where Danial Dadako was struck

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Overview

  • William Andrade, 26, appeared in court June 4 for a felony reckless homicide charge.
  • He was arrested June 2 in the 6000 block of North Albany Avenue and initially cited for speeding, running a stop sign and driving uninsured.
  • Police say his yellow Ford Taurus blew through a stop sign just after midnight on January 30 and collided with an Acura carrying Danial Dadako’s family.
  • Fourteen-year-old Danial Dadako succumbed to multiple injuries on February 2 and his death was ruled accidental by the Cook County medical examiner.
  • Residents have long reported high speeds at the intersection and are urging the city to install traffic calming measures.