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Police say suicidal woman caused crash that killed three others
Saturday, July 16, 2005 Last updated 7:37 a.m. PT
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SKOKIE, Ill. -- An allegedly suicidal woman accused of causing a
high-speed crash that killed three Chicago rock musicians has been charged
with first-degree murder and aggravated battery, and is being held under
guard at an Evanston hospital.
Bond was denied Friday for Jeannette Sliwinski, 23, of Morton Grove, who
allegedly told investigators that she had been in a fight with her mother
before the crash and wanted to take her own life.
Police said Sliwinski was driving at least 70 mph and had run three red
lights when her car rammed the musicians' car at an intersection in this
northern Chicago suburb early Thursday afternoon.
The victims were identified as Michael Dahlquist, 39, John Glick, 35, and
Douglas Meis, 29, all of Chicago. Officers said the three were on their
lunch break from their day jobs at an audio equipment manufacturer and
were stopped at a red light when their car was struck from behind.
Skokie police said both cars were flipped over by the impact of the crash,
and the musicians' car struck another vehicle, causing two injuries.
Friends and family members said Friday that Dahlquist, who moved to
Chicago from Washington state five years ago, was the drummer for a band
called Silkworm. Glick, a Boston native, was a guitarist and singer with
the Returnables, while Meis played drums with Glick's wife in a band
called The Dials.
Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Colleen Daly said prosecutors might
seek the death penalty against Sliwinski.
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