Reckless homicide charges follow DUI crash that left Jose Luzianos Jr. dead on Lower Wacker

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Jose Luzianos Jr. was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday in the Loop, an accident which led to reckless homicide and aggravated DUI charges against the other driver.

Ivan Sanchez | Chicago Police

Ivan Sanchez | Chicago Police


The crash, involving a BMW and a Jeep, occurred on westbound Lower Wacker Drive near Garvey Court about 4:20 a.m., police said. The BMW struck the Jeep, then ran into a concrete barrier.

The driver of the BMW, 20-year-old Luzianos, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he later died, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Luziano, of the 1500 block of West Hollywood, died of multiple blunt-force injuries, and an autopsy ruled his death an accident, according to the medical examiner’s office.

The driver of the Jeep, 18-year-old Ivan Sanchez, was later charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI, along with four misdemeanor counts of DUI, and several traffic citations, according to police.

Sanchez, of the 1500 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue, was also taken to Northwestern Memorial, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

He was scheduled to appear in bond court Monday.

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