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Graciela Reza-Contreras

Case # :892

Gender : Female

Age : 59

Race : Latinx

Date : 11/05/2023

Location : 1200 block of S 7th St

City : DeKalb

County : DeKalb

State : Illinois

Agency : deKalb PD

Officer(s) : James Correlejo

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by intoxicated deputy driver

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Off-duty DeKalb PD officer James Correlejo, 25, was intoxicated and caused a crash which killed the other motorist. Officer Correlejo was arrested for reckless homicide and aggravated driving while drunk. While Graciela Reza-Contreras died, 3 other people from the vehicle that was hit were also sent to the hospital with injuries. Officer Correlejo remains in jail now, 3 days after the crash. The family has started a GoFundMe linked below to help transfer her to her native Maxico and bury her near family.

Source links :

https://abc7chicago.com/dekalb-il-dui-crash-fatal-off-duty-south-holland-police-officer-deadly/14028223/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-lay-our-mother-to-rest-in-her-hometown?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer