Lamart Bailey, 45, killed in rollover car wreck with alleged drunk driver Monica Wallace, 42, on Dodge Avenue in Evanston, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Wed, 07/12/2023 - 6:23am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Charges filed after Army veteran killed in Evanston rollover crash

A north suburban woman is facing DUI charges for a rollover crash that left a U.S. Army veteran dead early Sunday in Evanston.Officers responded to a crash in the 1700-block of Dodge Avenue around 2:20 a.m. Sunday.Police said a 1998 Nissan heading north struck several parked cars on both sides of the street before it flipped over, pinning a 45-year-old man inside. Evanston firefighters extricated him from the front passenger seat.Lamart Bailey, of the 1800-block of Wesley Avenue, was pronounced dead at Evanston NorthShore University Hospital at 2:51 a.m., the Cook County medical examiner's office said.Monica Wallace, 42, has been charged with aggravated DUI and misdemeanor DUI. Bailey was in Wallace's passenger seat.Wallace was taken to the same hospital and remained in ICU as of Tuesday afternoon, according to police.Wallace, the 1400 block of Brown Avenue in Evanston, was also cited for disobeying a red light, driving in the wrong lane, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and driving without insurance, police said.She is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 9 in Skokie, police said.

Woman Pleads Guilty To DUI In Evanston Crash That Killed Veteran

Monica Wallace, 43, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated DUI resulting in death, according to a statement from Evanston police. She was sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Lamart Bailey
Monica Wallace
Roadway: 
Dodge Avenue

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