Bourbonnais man arrested for driving 106 mph through I-57 construction zone

A Bourbonnais man arrested for driving 106 mph through the Interstate 57 construction zone told police he was just trying to get home.

Mark V. McKune, 25, was stopped for driving 61 mph over the 45-mph speed limit at 3:47 p.m. Monday, according to an Illinois State Police report.

McKune was also charged with not having insurance and having an illegal license plate cover. He was taken to Jerome Combs Detention Center.

Speeding more than 40 mph over the limit is a Class A misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of 364 days in jail.

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Grant Park students see consequences of texting while driving

A demonstration was held at Grant Park High School Thursday to show the students the negative effects of texting while driving and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

The students teamed with the Grant Park Police Department and the Grant Park Fire District to put on the mock demonstration. It began with a scenario where a car full of intoxicated teenagers collided with a car containing a teacher and three students driving home from a field trip.

Other students looked on as paramedics pulled their friends from the wreckage. The teacher and one student were pronounced dead at the scene.

The next part of the demonstration involved the scene at the emergency room, where a set of parents found out their son was paralyzed from the waist down, and another student was pronounced dead after suffering a heart attack.

Dr. Joseph Danna told these grieving parents: "I'm sure the driver would like to say 'I'm sorry' but those words are very empty in the context of what's happening.

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