Nicholas Sord, 22, is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence over the deadly crash at 147th Street and Oak Park Avenue, Cook County. Sord’s passenger was his girlfriend, Jessica Mejia, 20, who died at the scene of the accident. Sord’s blood-alcohol concentration was 0.236, nearly three times the legal limit, the NWI Times and the Chicago Sun-Times report.
Though a Markham judge issued a $200,000 bond, Sord posted the required $20,000 cash for bail and was released from custody pending trial.
NWI Lawyer will continue to follow this story as it develops.