Aggravated DUI Charges Filed in Fatal Crash

ELGIN, IL — a 41-year-old Bartlett man faces aggravated drunken driving charges for allegedly causing a crash that killed a 41-year-old Elgin woman in December, police said Monday. Brian Spina, of the 900 block of Shorewood Drive in Bartlett, turned himself into police on Monday.

Authorities say Spina was driving his Volvo S60 while under the influence when he crossed the centerline at about 6:29 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2018, and collided head on with a 2013 Chevrolet Express van, according to an Elgin Police Department Facebook post. The collision happened on East Chicago Street near Poplar Creek Drive in Elgin.

The Chevrolet Express then ran into a 2011 Kia Soul, according to authorities.

A passenger in the van, Amanda Pryer, 41, died following the crash, while the driver of the van, a 32-year-old Elgin man, was taken to Presence St. Joseph Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Spina was seriously injured in the collision and the driver of the Kia was not injured.

At the time of the crash, Spina was driving on a suspended license due to a prior driving while under the influence conviction, Elgin police said. Authorities also determined he was under the influence, according to authorities.

In March, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office formally charged Spina with two counts of aggravated DUI involving death, a Class 2 felony; and two counts of aggravated DUI while license revoked/suspended, a Class 2 felony.

His bail has been set at $150,000.