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  • Joseph Kucharski Pleads Guilty in Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old Beth Dunlap

    Updated Jan 10, 2020

    Joseph Kucharski, 52, with a last known address in Naperville, appeared in Court this morning where he entered a blind plea of guilty to one count of Aggravatwd DUI-Alcohol/Drugs Causing Death, a Class 2 Felony and one count of Reckless Homicide, a Class 3 Felony. He faces a maximum penalty of up to 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections to be served at 85 percent. Kucharski appeared before Judge Liam Brennan, who accepted his plea. On February 19, 2019, at approxi...

  • Downers Grove North remembers the would-be senior and raises money for Beth Dunlap 18 Fund

    Matt Le Cren, For the Bugle|Updated Oct 23, 2019

    Downers Grove North setter Grace Malone's senior season has been bittersweet, to say the least. She is one of only three returning seniors - one fewer than should be on the roster. Malone inherited the starting setter role from classmate Beth Dunlap, who died on February 22, three days after being struck by an alleged inebriated driver while crossing the street outside of school. Dunlap was a Division I recruit who guided the Trojans to their best season ever last fall,...

  • Downers Grove North raises money for Beth Dunlap 18 Fund

    Matt Le Cren, For the Bugle|Updated Oct 22, 2019

    Downers Grove North setter Grace Malone's senior season has been bittersweet, to say the least. She is one of only three returning seniors - one fewer than should be on the roster. Malone inherited the starting setter role from classmate Beth Dunlap, who died on February 22, three days after being struck by an alleged inebriated driver while crossing the street outside of school. Dunlap was a Division I recruit who guided the Trojans to their best season ever last fall,...

  • Volleyball player Beth Dunlap dies after being hit by vehicle

    Updated Oct 22, 2019

    After being hit by a car on February 19, Downers Grove North junior Elizabeth Dunlap was taken off life support and died over the weekend. Dunlap was reported hit by a car driven by Thomas Kucarski of Naperville at approximately 10:55 A.M. in the intersection of Main and Grant Streets. The preliminary investigation indicated that Dunlap was crossing Main Street in the marked crosswalk when struck by a vehicle traveling southbound. According to reports, Dunlap had the walk signal and was crossing properly. A Monday hearing...