Skip to content
1 min left · finish 10:49 AM
Email
I
Rockford Current
Illini CurrentRockford: Forest City comeback, Rock River life
Good morning, Columbus⛅51°F · Mostly Cloudy
BusinessCommunityArtsSchoolsGovernment
+5 more
SportsReal EstateTechnologyDiningHealth

Advertisement · Why this ad?

  1. Home
  2. /Community
  3. /Family rallies around victims of fatal Rockford crash as charges filed against driver
Community

Family rallies around victims of fatal Rockford crash as charges filed against driver

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN

Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.

More from Katherine →
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM · 1 min read
Text size
Typeface
Line spacing
Theme
Focus mode
Email
Family rallies around victims of fatal Rockford crash as charges filed against driver — Rockford Community news

A 23-year-old driver faces charges of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI after a crash in Rockford, Illinois, claimed the life of 66-year-old passenger Vince Patterson last week.

Up nextHeavy fire breaks out at Rockford home causing $60,000 in damagesCommunity · 1 min read
#public-safety

More Community stories

Heavy fire breaks out at Rockford home causing $60,000 in damages — WTVO (Rockford)
Community

Heavy fire breaks out at Rockford home causing $60,000 in damages

By Marcus Chen

Police: Rockford man arrested for aggravated DUI with three underage passengers in vehicle — WTVO (Rockford)
Community

Police: Rockford man arrested for aggravated DUI with three underage passengers in vehicle

By Katherine Langford

Police: Janesville man charged with homicide after person found dead in apartment — WTVO (Rockford)
Community

Police: Janesville man charged with homicide after person found dead in apartment

By Katherine Langford

Four Texas men charged after police seize 12 pounds of cocaine in Rockford — WTVO (Rockford)
Community

Four Texas men charged after police seize 12 pounds of cocaine in Rockford

By Marcus Chen

Also covering Illinois

WheatonGlen EllynDowners GroveLa GrangeWinnetka
I

Rockford Current

Part of the Illini Current Network

Rockford: Forest City comeback, Rock River life. Hyper-local community news covering 40 Illinois cities.

Sections

BusinessCommunityArtsSchoolsGovernmentSports

Latest Stories

Ogle County conducts public test of voting machines to ensure accuracy before election dayStolen truck belonging to escaped Tennessee killer found in IllinoisCause of death revealed for 'Office Space' actor Richard Riehle: ReportsHeavy fire breaks out at Rockford home causing $60,000 in damagesByron Generating Station will add 1.1 gigawatts to the power grid via federal loan

About

Illini Current publishes independent community news across Illinois. Local reporters. Non-partisan. Community-first.

RSS FeedNetwork Directory

© 2026 Illini Current — illinicurrent.com

PrivacyTerms

A product of Edina Automation LLC

You're offline — showing the last loaded page
HomeSearchSaved