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Chicago-Area Police Officer Charged With DUI in Crash That Killed Another Officer
KTLA ^ | 01/20/2020

Posted on 01/20/2020 5:31:34 PM PST by BenLurkin

Joliet Police Officer Erin Zilka, 35, was driving on Interstate 55 early Sunday in Will County when her vehicle slammed into the back of a truck that had been involved in a traffic collision a short time earlier.

Riding with Zilka was 33-year-old Berwyn Police Officer Charles Schauer. He was pronounced dead at the scene.


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1 posted on 01/20/2020 5:31:34 PM PST by BenLurkin
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2 posted on 01/20/2020 5:32:52 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

They had to arrest her after that.


3 posted on 01/20/2020 5:35:40 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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To: BenLurkin

Another diversity hire.


4 posted on 01/20/2020 5:37:53 PM PST by Midwesterner53
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You mean they went out of their way to hire a drunk?


5 posted on 01/20/2020 5:41:45 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Partners don’t let partners drive drunk.


6 posted on 01/20/2020 5:43:27 PM PST by samtheman (I hope someone close to Trump is reading FR every day.)
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To: BenLurkin

Ooh, a dalliance that turned out badly.


7 posted on 01/20/2020 5:45:15 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneopresidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT))
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Always be the one behind the wheel.


8 posted on 01/20/2020 5:47:09 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

At least he won’t have to deal with Mrs. Schauer ...if there is one.


9 posted on 01/20/2020 5:50:49 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneopresidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT))
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To: BenLurkin

Well, that sounds very stylish.


10 posted on 01/20/2020 6:07:00 PM PST by Veggie Todd (Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
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To: BenLurkin

As long as you are not getting knobbed while you are driving,


11 posted on 01/20/2020 6:07:26 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneopresidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT))
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To: Midwesterner53

JPD has issues from what friends in the area tell me. From personnel not getting along to the police not reporting crime stats to the public as they see an increase in crime.

The pic above of the accident looks horrific.


12 posted on 01/20/2020 6:48:57 PM PST by hsmomx3
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To: Bonemaker

I heard he was married and had kids.


13 posted on 01/20/2020 6:49:32 PM PST by hsmomx3
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To: BenLurkin
She certainly has that look.

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14 posted on 01/20/2020 7:23:30 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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oh for the love of all that's holy...Will County\Joliet...Chicago-Area ?

15 posted on 01/20/2020 7:33:58 PM PST by stylin19a ((2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever))
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Something tells me the officer that died, very well knew she was impaired sitting next to her in the cruiser.


16 posted on 01/20/2020 7:42:17 PM PST by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: George from New England

Looking at her picture, he was probably about .23 himself.


17 posted on 01/20/2020 7:47:10 PM PST by PAR35
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To: George from New England

Something tells me that if he passenger was a mere mortal she wouldn’t be facing much in the way of charges.


18 posted on 01/20/2020 7:47:38 PM PST by null and void (The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
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To: stylin19a
oh for the love of all that's holy...Will County\Joliet...Chicago-Area ?

From The Sting:

Snyder:

(flipping out his badge)

Lieutenant Snyder. Bunco.

BILLIE:

Joliet badge, Snyder. Don't cut much up here.

19 posted on 01/20/2020 8:00:45 PM PST by Veggie Todd (Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
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To: hsmomx3

The pic above of the accident looks horrific.

It’s hard to even recognize that wreckage was once a car.


20 posted on 01/20/2020 8:06:24 PM PST by Flick Lives (MSM, the Enemy of the People since 1898)
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