Heroin fueled fatal cruise; Aaron Stoen behind bars awaiting trial
From Sun Times
2013-12-05 — A Twin Lakes, Wis. man pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to aggravated DUI, reckless homicide and other charges related to his allegedly striking and killing one Waukegan pedestrian and injuring another while driving under the influence of heroin.
Aaron Stoen, 26, has remained in Lake County Jail on $500,000 bond since his arrest.
Waukegan police said Stoen’s vehicle left the roadway near Sunset Avenue and Oneida Road and hit the two victims at about 12:30 p.m. Oct. 26.
Both victims were described as seriously injured, and one, a male, died after being taken to Advocate Condell Hospital in Libertyville, while the second, also taken to Condell, survived and is expected to recover.
Police said that “investigators discovered a small amount of what appeared to be heroin and drug paraphernalia” in Stoen’s vehicle, and that he subsequently provided a statement indicating that he “used heroin prior to the accident but remembered nothing of the incident.”
Police said Stoen’s driving privileges in Illinois and Wisconsin were revoked at the time of the accident due to DUI-related offenses. ….MORE
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From Daily Herald
2013-12-05 — A Wisconsin man charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI for killing one pedestrian and injuring another in a Waukegan traffic accident hours after using heroin pleaded not guilty in Lake County court early Thursday.
Aaron B. Stoen, 26, of Twin Lakes, remains held in the Lake County jail in lieu of $500,000 bail in the Oct. 26 accident at Sunset Avenue and Oneida Place on Waukegan’s north side.
Police said the two victims were walking in a residential area near that intersection going door-to-door while selling satellite television packages when the vehicle driven by Stoen went out of control, jumped the curb and struck them.
Both men were taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with serious injuries. One man died the next day from his injuries, while the second is expected to make a full recovery.
A small amount of heroin ….MORE
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