Posts Tagged ‘Rachel Korenchuk’

08.11
12

Illinois: estate of couple killed by DWI driver Jeff Kallister files suit against Elbo Room and Whitey’s Tip Top, bars that served the intoxicated convicted killer

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Jeffrey Kallister; sentenced to eight years in prison for killing couple on motorcycle stopped at red light

Whitey’s Tip Top Inn, being sued by the estate of the couple killed by Jeffrey Kallister. Photo from Peoria Landmarks

From Pekin Times
PEORIA, Ill. —The estate of a Peoria couple killed last summer when a drunken driver crashed into their motorcycle has sued two area taverns, saying they were liable for the driver’s actions because they supplied him with alcohol.
The suit, filed Monday in Peoria County Circuit Court, names Hilary A. Korenchuk and Randall L. May, as administrators of the estate of Michael and Rachel Korenchuk, who died Aug. 7, 2011, when a truck, driven by Jeffrey Kallister, crashed into their motorcycle as they were stopped at a stoplight at Glen Avenue and Sheridan Road. The couple had earlier in the day ridden in the first “Can You See Me Now?” motorcycle ride in Pekin.
Named as defendants are Whitey’s Tip Top, 2601 N. Sheridan Road, and Greg L. Quest, which does business as the Elbo Room,….MORE
Titanic 1912

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07.18
12

Illinois: blood tests of couple killed by Jeffrey Kallister charged with DWI were themselves intoxicated and positive for cocaine

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To the Editor:
“Toxicology reports indicated both Michael Korenchuk and his wife Rachel were legally intoxicated when an alleged drunk driver rear-ended them at Glen and Sheridan in Peoria.
Both had alcohol levels twice the legal limit, and both had cocaine in their systems.”
http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Motorcycle-Crash-Victims-Death-Ruled-Homicide–129926068.html
I understand that the Korenchuk’s paid the ultimate price but if you’re going to report the story, then report the all of the facts. Someone with your website felt it was important to state that the third driver involved was intoxicated, so you might as well also report the fact that both of the Korenchuk’s were legally intoxicated (twice the legal limit) and under the influence of cocaine at the time of the accident.
Kelly Gaffney
(Editor’s Note: thank you for providing the above information.  On that night, at that intersection, it appears that all those on the road
were intoxicated.)

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08.8
11

ILLINOIS: Jeff Kallister charged with DUI after killing couple on their motorcycle while they were stopped for a red light

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Victims of drunk driver killer were themselves intoxicated and tested positive for cocaine, according to official records
Video of mangled motorcycle….Jeff Kalister ran from the scene after wreck…hit another truck which also had a drunk driver at the wheel…
From Journal Star
PEORIA —Korey and Rachel Korenchuk will be remembered by loved ones as a couple passionate about their two young daughters, Harley-Davidsons and photography.
Michael “Korey” Korenchuk, 40, and Rachel Korenchuk, 30, both of 1010 Nassau Drive, were killed early Sunday after their motorcycle was struck at a stop light by an alleged drunken driver.
“They were such a beautiful couple that was very much in love,” Korey’s mother, Hilary Korenchuk, said Sunday afternoon. “My son would always kiss me hello and goodbye. He always said ‘I love you, Mom.’”
The Korenchuks were on a motorcycle in a northbound lane of Sheridan Road about 1:55 a.m. and stopped at a red light at the intersection of Sheridan and Glen Avenue when the crash occurred, police said ….MORE

Jeff Kallister is the marketing manager at S&K Buick
Can S & K really afford to have it’s personnel driving around killing potential customers….impaired driving is a CHOICE not an accident…hitting someone is a predictable outcome of driving after drinking.

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