The impact of the crash sheared the roof off of the sedan, decapitating 36-year-old Krystle Levy, Cook County prosecutors said Wednesday.
A state employee whose blood alcohol content was allegedly more than two times the legal limit is facing charges in aAdriana Roman, 37, faces counts of aggravated DUI causing death and reckless homicide in the crash, which happened shortly after midnight on Monday in the 3400 block of South California Avenue.
When Roman’s car struck the curb it went airborne, landed on its passenger side and collided with 36-year-old Krystle Levy’s sedan in the northbound lanes of California, Murphy said.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 32 CHICAGO APP FOR BREAKING NEWS ALERTS
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