Skokie Woman Indicted For Crash That Killed 9-Year-Old Boy
A 23-year-old Skokie resident was indicted on Thursday for causing a crash that killed a 9-year-old boy on his bicycle. Officials said marijuana and amphetamines were present in her system during the crash.
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Hanin Goma, the 23-year-old who allegedly caused an accident that resulted in an 9-year-old boy's death, was indicted at the Skokie Courthouse on Thursday.
Goma, a Skokie resident, is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and felony aggravated assault. She is also charged with driving under the influence of drugs, prosecutors told the Chicago Tribune.
With her bond set at $250,000, Goma is waiting in jail for her July 9 arraignment.
A Grecian Kitchen employee, Goma caused a crash that ultimately led to the death of 9-year-old Carter Vo, a student at Madison Elementary School, police said. Vo was struck around 5 p.m. near the intersection of Main Street and St. Louis Avenue on May 21. He was pronounced dead about an hour later.
A few days after the accident, it was discovered that Goma had marijuana and amphetamines in her system, police said. In March 2011, Goma was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and criminal damage to property, the Tribune reported.
In the aftermath of Vo's death, the community banded together and held a fundraising event as well as a bike ride and memorial to raise awareness. The Village of Skokie also held two meetings with residents regarding traffic safety, and said they will look into whether more stop signs are needed in the community.
Brian Hickey
9:27 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
She takes a nice picture.
Looked nice when she was re-taken into custody August 8th in front of the village's central crack house 4831 Lee Street. Ooops for violating the terms of her bond~!
Why hasn't the village emptied that property? All Section 8 residents and no landlord...bank owned. Why isn't the property up for sale? Why didn't Ms. DelGado's rape there ever make any police blotters or find it's way into print? Y'all stop by now and you can get high with the rest of the building's residents. The village of Skokie is right on top of this. To quote Mr. Oline...."It is what it is"
Thank you Terry...that one qualifies you to run for President...contact Mr. Clinton...."That depends on what your definition of 'is' is". Say no more.
Brian Hickey
9:31 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
The only speed that caused Carter's death sadly was methamphetamine. Shame on the viillage for not having shut down 4831 Lee and gotten Hanin Goma off the streets sooner. But now at 25 mph, main street will never be hazardous again. Sure.
Let's get those landlords....ooops ...no landlord on tis apartment building. But the village will "Git er Done". You can count on them. Sure. Can Skokie Voice do a study?