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18-year-old charged with DUI in crash that killed 2 young people Monday in McHenry

By Janelle Walker
A parked car remained at the scene of a crash that killed two people shortly after midnight on July 28, 2025, at the intersection of Richmond and McCullom Lake roads in McHenry. Two people in one car were killed and a person in another car was seriously. Those vehicles collided with a parked car that was still at the scene several hours later.

A parked car remained at the scene of a crash that killed two people shortly after midnight on July 28, 2025, at the intersection of Richmond and McCullom Lake roads in McHenry. Two people in one car were killed and a person in another car was seriously injured, according to police. Those vehicles collided with a parked car that was still at the scene several hours later. (Janelle Walker)

A 19-year-old woman and a 14-year-old boy were killed in an early morning crash Monday in McHenry.

[ UPDATE: Johnsburg grad charged in double-fatal crash will remain behind bars ]

The driver of the vehicle that collided with them, identified Monday afternoon by McHenry Police as Jason K. Land, 18, of Fox River Grove, has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing death along with misdemeanor DUI counts and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash, according to a news release from the McHenry Police Department.

He was initially taken to an area hospital with what was described as serious injuries, but has since been released to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, according to the release.

Jason Land

Jason Land (Photo provided by the McHenry Police Department)

Court documents in the case identify the deceased 19-year-old as Derla Tejeda and the 14-year-old only by the initials A.H. The McHenry County Coroner’s Office could not be reached Monday for confirmation.

The intersection where the crash happened – Richmond and McCullom Lake roads – was closed for seven hours while the fatal crash was investigated.

The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry police were called about 12:30 a.m. to the intersection for a reported three-vehicle crash.

A red 2012 Audi driven by Land was traveling south on Richmond Road at a high rate of speed when it ran a red light at the intersection and collided with a black 2015 Nissan Sentra attempting to turn left onto McCullom Lake Road, police said. A 2003 Toyota Echo that was parked, unoccupied, in a lot on Richmond Road was also hit.

Land was the sole occupant of the Audi and was taken to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, police said. The two killed in the crash were both pronounced dead at the scene by the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.

According to a news release from the McHenry Township Fire Protection District, two victims were on the ground when firefighters arrived, and a third person was trapped in a vehicle and had to be removed.

The McHenry County Regional Crash Assistance Team responded to the crash scene to assist in the investigation.

Anyone with information related to the crash is asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Division of the McHenry Police Department at 815-363-2599. Those wishing to pass along anonymous information are encouraged to call the McHenry Police Department’s tip line at 815-363-2124. All calls made to the tip line are anonymous, as caller ID is not used.

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