Man charged with drunk-driving death in Bensenville crash

A Bensenville man has been charged with killing a woman in a drunk-driving crash.

Pretrial release was denied Monday for Zion Turrubiates-Andrade, 22, of the 1100 block of Brookwood Street.

He is charged with one count of aggravated DUI — causing death and two counts of aggravated DUI — causing great bodily harm, according to a news release from the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.

The crash happened around 5:04 a.m. Friday on Route 83 between Frontage Road and I-290 in unincorporated Bensenville.

Authorities say Turrubiates-Andrade was driving a Buick LeSabre northbound in the southbound lanes and hit another vehicle, occupied by three people, head-on.

One of the occupants, Michele Lavorata, died Sunday.

Authorities say Turrubiates-Andrade had a blood alcohol content of .253 percent. The legal threshold is .08 percent.

His next court date is May 18.