Hit-And-Run Driver Charged In Deaths of 2 Gustos Bar Patrons: Police

CREST HILL — Five months after a Plainfield husband and wife were struck and killed after they tried to walk across Plainfield Road, the Will County State's Attorney Office has filed felony charges against Joliet 36-year-old Mary Beth Mosqueda.

The victims were Laurie K. Cooper, 53, of Plainfield, and Danny L. Cooper, a 68-year-old Plainfield man. Both were found dead at 11:55 p.m. on March 9, in the 2100 block of Plainfield Road, the result of a motor vehicle and pedestrian collision, the coroner announced in March.

Mosqueda was in the Will County Jail on four different occasions in 2023 as a result of unrelated criminal charges, including aggravated battery to a police officer in November. Prosecutors have charged the Joliet woman with two counts of failure to report a crash involving death.

The criminal complaint was filed Tuesday at the Will County Courthouse, and the warrant was issued on Monday for Mosqueda's arrest.

When reached for comment, Crest Hill Police Chief Ed Clark told Joliet Patch he was very proud of his agency's investigations unit for all their hard work in working toward bringing charges against the hit-and-run driver, Mosqueda.

Back in March, Crest Hill's Police Department revealed that the driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee was responsible for the crash that killed Danny Cooper and his wife Laurie.

The husband and wife were patrons of the nearby Gustos Bar & Grill, which is located nearby on Route 30.

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