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‘Their Lives Will Never be The Same’: 18-Year-Old Charged After Woman Killed, Others Injured in Rollover Crash
Kurell Purnell, 18, was allegedly driving at more than twice the posted speed limit seconds before he slammed into a Kia Sorrento carrying Zainab Subhoh, 78, and six of her family members Tuesday night in North Park.
An 18-year-old was allegedly trying to skip out on paying a locksmith who’d helped him unlock his car when he slammed into an SUV carrying seven family members, killing a 78-year-old grandmother and injuring her husband, three grandchildren and their parents, prosecutors said Thursday.
Purnell has since been charged with reckless homicide and three felony counts of aggravated reckless driving. Cook County Judge Ankur Srivastava set the teen’s bond at $30,000 during a hearing Thursday, meaning Purnell must pay $3,000 to be released from custody.
The locksmith came to the store and was able to open Purnell’s car, but Purnell said he’d have to drive to an ATM in order to get money to pay him, according to McCord Rodgers. The two men each got in their separate vehicles, with the locksmith following Purnell, but instead of going to an ATM, Purnell allegedly tried to speed away.
With the locksmith in pursuit, Purnell blew through one stop sign and approached the intersection of Kimball and Peterson avenues at around 65 mph, McCord Rodgers said. There, he allegedly ignored a red light and slammed into the Kia Sorrento carrying Subhoh and her family.
Three children — ages 16, 10 and 3 — were also hospitalized, but suffered no significant injuries, according to McCord Rodgers.
