ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARRESTS CHICAGO HEIGHTS MAN FOR RECKLESS HOMICIDE
January 26, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 26, 2026
CHICAGO – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 Special Agents arrested 20-year-old Demitreaun Ross of Chicago Heights, IL for two counts of Reckless Homicide (Class 2 Felony), two counts of Failure to Report a Crash Resulting in Death (Class 1 Felony), and one count of Criminal Trespass to a Motor Vehicle (Class A Misdemeanor) related to a stolen vehicle crash on Interstate 57.
On January 29, 2025, ISP Troopers received a report of a two-vehicle crash involving a stolen vehicle that occurred on I-57 northbound near 167th Street. Three passengers in the vehicle were ejected during the crash, one who died.
ISP Special Agents conducted a thorough investigation and identified the driver of the vehicle as Ross. On January 23, 2026, Special Agents located Ross and took him into custody without incident.
ISP Special Agents presented their case to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and the above-mentioned charges were filed. Ross was held pending his first court hearing. There is no further information available at this time.
The charges are not evidence against the defendant, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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