Traffic & Transit
Woman Charged After Man Killed In Head-On Crash In Westmont
Prosecutors say Alyz Segura had cocaine, cannabis and alcohol in her system during the crash that killed a 70-year-old Downers Grove man
WESTMONT, IL — Police say a Blue Island woman is accused of having cocaine, cannabis and alcohol in her system when she was involved a crash in Westmont that claimed the life of a 70-year-old Downers Grove man Sunday. The victim of the fatal two-car crash was identified as Robert Strobl Monday afternoon.
Segura is accused of driving a Ford Explorer west near the 100 block of East Chicago Avenue "at a high rate of speed" before crossing the double-yellow center line and hitting Strobl's Mercury sedan head-on, according to a news release. Police say one person witnessed the crash and rushed to help Segura out of her car. The witness reported seeing, smelling and tasting marijuana smoke coming from Segura's car when the door was opened, police say.
Police and paramedics got to the scene to find a Strobl dead. Segura was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital with injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening. Police say her blood alcohol concentration was .16, two times the legal limit.
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“Once again we see the tragic consequences of an alleged drunk driver,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release.
Berlin added, “Alyz Segura’s decision to get behind the wheel of a car while under the influence of alcohol, with cocaine and marijuana in her system cost a completely innocent motorist his life. Drunk driving crashes are 100% avoidable. The next time you or someone you know is considering getting behind the wheel of their car after they have been drinking, search the Internet for images of the consequences of drunk driving and ask yourself ‘is this how I want to end the evening or possibly my life?'"
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DuPage County's MERIT Major Crash Reconstruction Team, along with the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, assisted the Westmont Police Department with the crash investigation.
Segura is currently being held in DuPage County Jail on $500,000 bond. She is set to appear in court again Aug. 27. If convicted, Segura faces up to 14 years in prison.
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