A downstate man charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol may have been attempting to end his life when he caused a wrong-way crash on Interstate 55 that killed a 35-year-old Skokie woman, according to a police report of the incident.
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A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to felony charges for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S Capitol was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday in the death of a woman killed in a wrong-way car collision on Nov. 8, Sangamon County officials said.
Lauren Wegner's parents say she was "so happy" before she was killed in a wrong-way crash on I-55 last week. A man who played a role in the Jan. 6 riot is now facing first-degree murder charges for her death.