Armando Gonzalez Vargas Charged With Reckless Homicide in Fatal Stevenson Expressway Crash
State police say the 20-year-old Chicago man was driving a white GMC that rear-ended another SUV early Saturday near Wentworth Avenue, killing a passenger. He is untried and presumed innocent.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 19, 2026, 12:10 a.m. ET
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Aug 19, 2026, 12:40 a.m. ET
Armando Gonzalez Vargas Charged in Fatal Stevenson Expressway Crash
Armando Gonzalez Vargas, 20, of Chicago, has been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence, according to state police. The charges are allegations. Gonzalez Vargas is presumed innocent, and the case has not been decided.
State police say Gonzalez Vargas was driving a white GMC that rear-ended another SUV about 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the southbound lanes of the Stevenson Expressway near Wentworth Avenue, causing the GMC to run off the road and slam into a concrete median barrier. A 26-year-old passenger in the GMC was pronounced deceased on scene, state police say.
State police are the investigating agency. The case is at the charging stage.
Aug 19, 2026, 12:10 a.m. ETFirst report
Armando Gonzalez Vargas Charged With Reckless Homicide, Aggravated DUI in Stevenson Expressway Crash
Armando Gonzalez Vargas, 20, of Chicago, has been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence in connection with a fatal crash on the Stevenson Expressway. The charges are allegations, the matter is untried and undecided, and Gonzalez Vargas is presumed innocent.
State police say Gonzalez Vargas was driving a white GMC that rear-ended another SUV about 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the southbound lanes of the Stevenson Expressway near Wentworth Avenue, causing the GMC to run off the road and slam into a concrete median barrier. A 26-year-old passenger in the GMC was pronounced deceased on scene, according to state police.
State police are the investigating agency in the case. The case stands at the charging stage. The record available for this account does not identify a lawyer for Gonzalez Vargas, and no plea, court date or other proceeding is reflected in it.
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