Sugar Grove man charged with four felonies
A Spring Grove man was charged with involuntary manslaughter/reckless homicide resulting from a car crash last Halloweeend that killed an East Dubuque woman. Tabitha Carroll, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
Jeffrey C. Repec, 21, of Spring Grove, Illinois was driving under the influence of narcotics when the semi truck he was driving struck and pushed Carroll's pickup truck into a stopped IDOT dump truck.
Carroll was a passenger in the pickup which was being driven by her husband Randolph. Their 3 year old son was also in the truck. They were on their way back from a Huntley pumpkin farm in East Dundeee when they were struck by Repec. Both Randolph and his son were airlifted from the accident scene to area hospitals.
According to a news release, Repec had marijuana in his system at the tme of the accident. The results were based on a urine test.
In addition to the manslaughter/reckless homicide charges, Repec was also charged with 3 counts of aggravated driving under the influence of narcotics. Two of the counts are Class 4 felonies and one is a Class 2 felony.
Carroll's family has filed a wronful death lawsuit against Repec and his employer, Geils Farms of Harvard.
As of Wednesday, Repec remained locked up with his bond being set at $150,000.
