Crime & Safety
Teen Charged In Crash That Killed 2 South Elgin H.S. Students
Aanomeya Jacquline D. Henry, 17, of Elgin faces reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence charges.
SOUTH ELGIN, IL — A 17-year-old girl faces felony charges for allegations she drove under the influence of marijuana and caused a crash outside South Elgin High School that claimed the lives of two girls
Aanomeya Jacquline D. Henry, of the 900 block of Cookane Avenue in Elgin, was behind the wheel of the Honda Civic, which collided with a 2007 Mack semi-tractor trailer at the intersection of Route 25 and Kenyon Road at about 7 a.m. on Aug. 31, according to authorities.
On Thursday, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office released additional information regarding the collision, alleging that Henry was under the influence of marijuana at the time of the collision and also did not have a valid driver's license.
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Henry has been charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs, two counts of reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving, according to prosecutors.
Henry is a South Elgin High School student, and so were all three passengers in the Honda Civic at the time of the crash.
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Tahlulay Henry, 16, of Elgin, died at the scene, and Kamorra Campbell, 17, of Bartlett, was taken to Sherman Hospital in Elgin where she later died. A third passenger was seriously injured, and the driver of the dump truck was also injured.
Two female passengers in the Civic were killed in the collision — one was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to an area hospital, where she later died from injuries sustained in the crash, according to authorities.
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Henry has been charged as an adult, and she was taken into custody. Kane County Judge Salvatore LoPiccolo ruled Henry would be allowed to remain out of custody but must follow these conditions: She has a 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. curfew, she cannot leave the state without permission from the court, she can not use any intoxicating compounds including marijuana or alcohol, she must submit for random drug and alcohol testing, and she cannot have any contact with the surviving victim.
Henry is next expected in court on Jan. 26.
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