Richard Massenburg | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/richard-massenburg/Latest news about Richard Massenburgen-usMon, 07 Aug 2017 14:13:28 -0500Reckless homicide filed against driver for causing DUI crash that killed Javier Castregon earlier this summer in Craginhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2017/08/07/reckless-homicide-filed-against-driver-for-causing-dui-crash-that-killed-javier-castregon-earlier-this-summer-in-cragin/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/2565.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p>A 38-year-old man was charged with reckless homicide for a Belmont Cragin crash in June that left <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/javier-castregon/">Javier Castregon</a> dead and three other people injured.<br /> <img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-05-at-8.13.53-PM-300x220-300x220.png" alt="Richard Massenburg | Chicago Police" width="300" height="220" class="size-medium wp-image-27823" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Richard Massenburg | Chicago Police</p><br /> <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/richard-massenburg/">Richard Massenburg</a> of the West Side Austin neighborhood was charged Friday with one count of reckless homicide, according to Cook County sheriff’s office records. His bond was set at $250,000 during a court appearance Saturday.</p> <p>He also faces multiple traffic citations, including failure to reduce speed, two counts of DUI, and driving an uninsured motor vehicle, according to Chicago Police.</p> <p>Massenburg was speeding near Cicero and Wellington at 9:53 a.m. June 11 when his vehicle struck a second vehicle, causing that vehicle to strike three others, police said at the time.</p> <p>Castregon, 38, was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 10:51 a.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the same neighborhood as the crash.</p> <p>A 39-year-old woman was taken to Illinois Masonic; and two other women, ages 27 and 77, were taken to Community First Medical Center. Their conditions were stabilized.</p> <p>Massenburg’s next court appearance was scheduled for Monday.</p> <p><em>--Chicago Sun-Times Wire</em></p> Jeff MayesMon, 07 Aug 2017 14:13:28 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2017/08/07/reckless-homicide-filed-against-driver-for-causing-dui-crash-that-killed-javier-castregon-earlier-this-summer-in-cragin/Javier CastregonRichard Massenburg