Overview

• Steven McKnight Jr. faces two counts of aggravated DUI causing death, four counts of aggravated DUI causing bodily harm, one count of reckless homicide and one count of endangering the life of a child causing death.
• Sheriff’s deputies and a SWAT team arrested McKnight on July 24 at his Zion home after a months-long investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
• Investigators concluded McKnight was driving under the influence of cannabis when he illegally passed vehicles in oncoming lanes and crashed head-on on Green Bay Road in Beach Park on November 26, 2024.
• The collision killed his unrestrained 5-year-old son and critically injured his 2-year-old brother, who was riding on his lap, and a 57-year-old motorist suffered serious injuries.
• McKnight remains jailed in Lake County without bond as he prepares for his next court appearance on August 7.