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Father charged for fatal DUI crash that killed his 5-year-old son in Beach Park

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Attorney Tor Hoerman, admitted to the Illinois State Bar Association since 1995 and The Missouri Bar since 2009, specializes nationally in mass tort litigations. Locally, Tor specializes in auto accidents and a wide variety of personal injury incidents occuring in Illinois and Missouri.

The crash happened on Green Bay Road on November 26, 2024

BEACH PARK, IL – According to WGN 9, a man has been arrested for a deadly DUI crash that killed his 5-year-old son on Green Bay Road near Hart Street on November 26, 2024.

Steven McKnight Jr., 25, was driving a Chevrolet Malibu while allegedly high on marijuana when he collided head-on with a GMC Sierra, driven by a 57-year-old man.

Officers say McKnight Jr. told them that no one else was in the vehicle after police found his 2-year-old son. His 2-year-old was reportedly on his lap at the time of the crash.

First responders found McKNight Jr.’s 5-year-old son under debris behind the driver’s seat. They transported the boy to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The 57-year-old man was hospitalized with serious injuries.

Authorities arrested McKnight Jr. at his home on July 24. They charged him with two counts of aggravated DUI causing death, reckless homicide, endangering the life of a child causing death, and four counts of aggravated DUI.

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