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i; * f; V/^5 .*• Wi&- - V- •••";• ••••'• :A '•<.•>•. J-.. MR f|&il|plll * ?. 11 Since 1875 A \ ' •• • Learning about shopping I •yi£r So 1 Hear Page 4 mm$m Wm mmkmrn .. n •yH^- vNj&tg auM|^»tL.<v. 2 Sections 28 Pages 25' <#> WMrMimu Mwifmiwovr Wednesday September 5. 1984 Number 4 Volume 109 County studies new bridge project The McHenry County Tran­ sportation Committee is currently working on-a road project that includes^ a new bridge across the Fox River, south of McHenry. . •*, * 1? • - . • • Tlie major highway project would connect Bull Valley Road on the west side of the river, to River Road on the east. When completed, the project will provide a south bypass arterial of McHenry and improve access to the Northern Illin&j& Medical Center. Construction begin in 1988 or 1989. The, County wide Tran­ sportation Plan, adopted by the McHenry County Board in June of 1981, provided the framework for the project, which is now being studied by the tran­ sportation committee. A second project, now being processed by the committee, is a new east-west highway con­ necting Illinois Route 31 and Randall Road, south of Crystal Lake. This second project is currently entering the final "Study phase. It is projected that the highway will be under construction in 1987 and 1988 if engineering and right-of-way acquisition proceed smoothly. The construction of the con- - nection is projected to increase access to Randall Road and •enhance its function as a major north-south arterial route in Kane and southeast McHenry counties. Additionally, the county transportation committee has been working with Kane County officials to designate Randall Road as a freeway. A cooperative goal is to convince the Illinois Toll Highway Commission of the feasibility of an interchange at Randall Road and the Northwesi 90). thwest Tollway, (I- Drunk drivers choose victims randomly Editor** Not*: » Beginning today in the McHenry Plaindealer is a special four-part series that will examine the problem of drunken driving. Who are they, why do they drink, wtuft can be done to stop this menace on the highways? Interviews with law enforcement officials, lodges, lawyers, lawmakers, victims and tavern owners will offer a fresh perspective on the problem of drinking and driving. By Kirk Birginal Plaindealer News Service Victim'^. stories about the senseless loss of young lives, full of tragedy and irony, are still recounted by those who have sparked the crusade against drunken driving. R i c h a r d B i n n i n g remembers his son, Dave, had a natural ability when it came to mechanical things. In fact, he says his 22-year old son had thepotential to become a greaTiftachinist. A lifelong dream was filially realized in April 1982. He and his son were going to start a business together, a venture begun at Dave's urging. „ The day the first piece of machinery was to be delivered was &r sunny Saturday afternoon. It was the day Dave was killed less than a half-mile from home when a 25-year old drunken driver slammed into his car. "It was a lifetime of dreams just being lost," Binning said. "My four- year-old •granddaughter knows a drunken driver killed her daddy. And she always asks 'why?' " Their frustration con­ tinues to carry a large portion of the momentum to reform Illinois' highway laws. Authorities say drunk driving measures passed over the last two years have made the state's penalties among the toughest in the nation. Q u e s t i o n s r e m a i n , however, about whether those stiffer laws are keeping drivers who overindulge off the roads. Critics say that although arrests of drunken drivers, are up, more offenders are escaping punishment and the number of alcohol- related traffic deaths in McHenry County have remained unchanged. With more aggressive policing of local highways under the federally funded McHenry County Com­ prehensive Alcohol Safety Project, the number of cases coming into McHenry County Circuit Court in­ creased last year nearly 60 percent over 1982. The success of that in­ creased adjudication of driving under the influence cases is debated by some who cite county statistics from the Illinois Secretary of State's office. Those figures indicate that the share of drunken driving cases in McHenry County that ended in con­ viction dropped to 22 per­ cent in 1983 from 24 percent a year ago. Convictions so far this year number 29, down from 39 at this time in 1983.. The number of drivers killed* on county highways rose about one-third to 24 from 18 • in 1982. And drunken drivers accounted for about 28 percent, or 13 of the 45 drivers involved in fatal accidents in the county last year. That compares to 1982, when 11 of the 39 drivers in serious accidents, also about 28 percent, had a blood alcohol count of .1 percent or more. N e v e r t h e l e s s , a Widespread educational [program, aided by Secretary of State," Jim Edgar and local law en­ forcement authorities, has more people than ever thinking twice about drinking and driving. The full extent of this increased sensitivity to the dangers is reflected in the c h a n g i n g m a r k e t i n g strategies of the food ser­ vice, brewing and distilling industries. Along with the trend toward more modest drinking generally, public concern over drunken driving has led to the low- alcohol beer and droping beer sales. - . R e s t a u r a n t s h a v e eliminated such promotions as two-for-one and unlimited free drinks. In October, the I l l i n o i s R e s t a u r a n t Association will introduce an educational program for restauranteurs. jj&aterials would help owners teach their employees how to recognize those who have had too much to drink. "Society^ is .becoming more attuned to this massive l^ss of life," said David Osborn, president of Illinois' Alliance Against Intoxicated' Motorists, a volunteer citizens group fighting drunken driving. It is estimated that more than half of tlje, .50,000 annual traffic fatalities in the state are alcohol related. "I really think it's an issue whose time has come. It's on the leading edge of the whole movement for/ vic­ tim's rights," Osborn said. "We've come along way, we've closed some loopholes -in the law, but there's still much more that should be done. *0* Victim stories seem endless when one studies the problem of drunk driving, and scenes such as this double fatal accident tell some frightening stories. The driver of this vehicle was con­ firmed as drunk by McHenry County authorities. McHenry ii tores Slnlc I'eik /r H o l i d a y 1 1 i l l * MfOfW Giecy Hd | Wiiolil A dashed line indicates the approximate location of a new bridge, which is planned to span the Fox River from Bull Valley Road to River Road. The McHenry County Transportation Committee is currently concentrating an the project. Local man dead, one hurt in apparent electrocution By Angela Burden L was rendered unconcic Plaindealer News Service The McHenry County Coroner's office is investigating three weekend deaths in the county, two as a result of vehicle accidents and one of them an apparent electrocution victim. Kenneth Schoenherr, 40, of 714 Finch, McHenry, died in Nor­ thern Illinois Medical Center (NIMC) where he was taken Friday evening by Johnsburg Rescue Squad after the antenna he was working on fell against a power line. unconcious but recovered and attempted to revive Schoenherr until the arrival of the rescue squad. Both men were taken to the hospital, where Schoenherr died and DiPerna was held for ob­ servation and has been released. A 20-year-old Chicago man, whose name has not been released because next of kin have not been informed, died of injuries received in a Sunday traffic accident on Lakeviev Road in Richmond Township. Sheriffs police report the victim lost control of his car, McHenry County sheriff's^ which rolled over about 11:45 police investigated the incident where Schoenherr and Joseph DiPerna, 41, of 3918 Hamlin Drive, McHenry, had removed brackets holding a CB antenna against a garage wall at the Schoenherr residence and the antenna reportedly fell against a power line, felling both men. According to police, Diperna a.m Three passengers in the vehicle sustained minor injuries in the accident. , An eight-year-old Ingleside boy was \ pronounced dead Monday evening at NIMC, where he was taken by Antioch Rescue Squad following a motorcycle accident. Continued on pog* 3 Man arrested for hit and run cident occurred at 8:10 p.m. A preliminary hearing was held Tuesday morning in 19th Judicial Circuit Court, Lake County, for a McHenry man charged in connection with the traffic death of a 14-year-old Barrington youth. At press time Tuesday morning, Lake Zurich police officers were still in court and the outcome was not available. Bradley Greri, of Barrington, was killed Aug. 23 when the bicycle he was riding north on' Route 12, near Ela Road, in Lake Zurich Was hit from behind by a moving vehicle. The ac- Kenneth Demien, 31, of 3725 Garfield, Mcrfenry, was also driving north on Route 12 in the outside lane and reportedly hit the bicycle from behind. Demien then allegedly left the scene, ' according to Lake Zurich Police. ' Armed with a description of the vehicle involved, the police search turned up nothing until Aug. 27, when an anonymous telephone call was received. Demien was charged with leaving the scene of an injury or fatal accident. Newest Lakemoor trustee an active community Member A look inside. . Section 2, Page 8 'Oliver' Cast Regular features Twice Told Tales Crime <Sf the Week Obituaries ~ • Section 2, Page 3 Page 4 Page 9,10 By Marion Olsen Plaindealer News Service Janice Martin is a newcomer to the Lakemoor Board of Trustees, but not to the village of Lakemoor. She has lived there 25 years. When Harry Brady resigned his position as trustee in April because he moved out of the village, the position remained vacant for one month. But in June, President Richard Hyatt, with the approval of the board, appointed Mrs. Martin to replace Brady. Mrs. Martin has been an active community member while her three children were growing up, supporting them in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. She alsp served as police dispatcher at a time when her husband, Charles, was chief of police. „ * Her occupation at present is that of a Regional Tran­ sportation Authority bus driver. Prior to that she drove school buses and earned a reputation for maintaining discipline, according to another Lakemoor trustee. The Highland Drive resident serves on a number of village board committees, acting as chairman of the Building and Zoning Committee and the License Committee. One of her recent activities in that capacity was to poll members about preferences for next year's village auto sticker. The board is leaning toward a sticker featuring pine trees. She also serves on the Finance, Police, Roads, Parks- Beaches and Health com­ mittees. Mrs. Martin said "I'm taking my job one day at a time ... learning as I go." She said she would like to see improvements in the village and feels the way to achieve that is for everyone to work together. The appointment as trustee will be effective until the April, -1985 election, but Mrs. Martin would not commit herself at this time to seeking her appointed post in the forthcoming election. "One .day at a time," she repeated. ' * *\ •