Warrant issued for Streamwood man charged in fatal Hanover Park crash
A 19-year-old Streamwood man is wanted on a $1 million warrant in connection with a January crash in Hanover Park that killed a 35-year-old Carol Stream man and severely injured his 12-year-old son.
Jonathan Franco, 19, of the 800 block of Garden Circle, is charged with aggravated driving under the influence of drugs and reckless homicide.
Hanover Park police officials declined to comment on the case Monday. DuPage County court records indicate Franco was "under the influence of cannabis and while acting in reckless manner performed acts likely to cause the death of or great bodily harm to another" just before 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 12.
Authorities said Franco was speeding north on County Farm Road, just north of Lawrence Avenue, when his silver Subaru Impreza crossed over the double-yellow line into the southbound lanes. He then struck a southbound red Kia Soul driven by Jason Moore, killing Moore and severely injuring his son.
Moore was pronounced dead at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates. His son and Franco also suffered multiple injuries in the crash and were taken to hospitals.
The Cook County medical examiner's office determined Moore died as a result of multiple blunt-force injuries.
Prosecutors filed the charges Friday after receiving toxicology reports, and Judge Kavita Athanikar signed the warrant late Friday.
• Daily Herald Staff Writer Eric Peterson contributed to this report.