RIP Jake. You are way to young to be leaving this life.

Very dangerous intersection due to hills on either side and how dark it is out there.

So Sad. I hate to hear stories like this. Don't Drink and Drive!!!

Charges need to be pressed against the driver. Drinking is a big deal and should not go unnoticed. Call a friend. Do not drive!

P.S. Check out Kevin's Facebook. He sure does look happy in the hospital picture after he just killed his friend. I don't appreciate seeing a smile and two thumbs up! Very disturbing!

This POS needs to be charged with negligent homicide at the very least. This road is not dangerous - unless the POS driver is going 80mph+ like this jerk. If this POS did this to someone close to me he wouldn't need to worry about court.

Jake was good people. Hope Keven does a LOT of hard time for this. Hope police don't drop the ball on this one.

This is horrible; how many fatalities of young people have there been so far this year? I've lost track; too many.

My heart goes out to this young man's family.

None of you know Kevin personally, none of you know the details of the accident besides what the paper said. Yes its sad n yes its tragic. Kevin is taking on alot of terrible comments but as much as ppl are sad about Jake people are happy Kevin made it. Drinking n driving is stupid but I guarantee more than eighty percent of the united states have driven drunk so keep ignorant comments to yourself. This is about a boy losing his life and another getting another chance!

Not even jakes family or closest friends are blaming Kevin. But yes let's all listen to the people on this website who didn't know Jake and don't know Kevin and aren't friends with one of the fire fighters that reported to the accident. Yes your all right lol and who goes on a courthouse website to get in someone's business that much. Stalker

And I guarantee everyone of you have driven after driving or your children do. Take a look at yourself before judging someone else. Guarantee I've made mistakes also

If people are judging they should also look up Jakes record. People make mistakes lets try to help them not judge them.

^^^ thank you. Public record or not its weird. Hopefully all of you never have a loved one in Kevin's shoes and have to deal with people's dumb remarks.

jrs. How many drinking charges and deaths will it take for you to see the light.

For me to see the light? I have none lol & I have better things to do than sit here while u all make ur comments, ignorance is bliss. I truly hope one of u has a loved one who this happens to n I'll b the first to talk shit !

If u crazies are thinking I'm Kevin in not lol just a good friend. Take a look @ your life before judging someone else can't b said enough. Have good lives ppl and hopefully one day you all can not love obsess over others so much!

This is all just a shame for all involved ,but remember in the end we all answer to God for our actions. My heart goes out to the family that lost their son i did not know either boy at all but i am sure all involved are hurting. Maybe this will allow the boy open his heart to God and ask for forgiveness God hears all our Prayers. God bless both families.

Pat thank you, that is a sincere grown up way to say how terrible instead of the rest of them wishing bad things to people.

"jrs" is right about one thing, I didn't know poor Kevin. I didn't know 'John Gacy' either. Come to think of it, I didn't know Pol Pot, Mao Tse-tung, Joe Stalin, A. Hitler, or George Bush (both) etc. either. I guess that means they were really nice guys (like Kevin), I mean, you know, when they weren't killin' people.

Guilty as charged. Facebook is deleted. (His hospital room number and cell phone number was listed on Facebook. Sounds like a cry for attention! Where was your cell phone the night of the accident?) Wow. Can't even own up to what you did. Kevin's record is still public. Can't hide that. When the alcohol results come back, the truth will be told. But, for now, we all see Kevin is not a good person who had 8 too many DUIs and still able to legally drive? Drinking and driving is against the law. 80% of drivers do not drink and drive. You put innocent lives at risk. What will it take for you all to see he needs to be locked up for life so he never has a tenth chance to kill another person?
By the way, Jake was a very special person to me. I knew him for many years, and what we lost that day will never come back. Kevin's injuries will be gone in a few months, but Jake's is everlasting. R.I.P. Jake <3 We all miss you.

His fb is deactivated because the cops asked him to do that for now and his cell phone was burned he had a relatives cell phone in the hospital. He's not even in the hospital anymore he is home. And really he is the same as a murderer who did this on purpose? I'm pretty sure he didn't put Jake in that car against his will didn't choose for Jake to be hammered and didn't do this with I'll intentions thinking I can't wait till he dies. So hold off on ur murderer charges. U guys remember the kid that was drunk driving on Wilmington peotone road, Joe Slattery? He killed a woman in a car accident and this was last year, never got charger w homicide or anything Crazy like that and either will Kevin. If you guys look at Jakes public record it is way longer than Kevin's so if Jake was behind the wheel instead of Kevin the none of you would be saying this. Kevin has owned up to what he did, does nobody understand what a car accident is, an accident!!! Kevin did not do this on purpose. Ya he shouldn't of been driving after drinking but it was an accident. Jake wasn't forced in that car, he made that choice on his own. So everyone can stop pointing fingers at Kevin because he's not a murderer!! It is a terrible thing that make is gone, but you know what when did you ever see him without a beer in his hand? Stop putting all blame on Kevin. Jake had a choice that night & they both chose the wrong one.

Was at the wake last night, What a turn out 1 1/2 hr wait in line to see him. He was well liked and his friends we in the hundreds. R.I.P. brother. You and Brett take care of things up there,

Very interesting thread here. It amazes me how much interest and energy people take in others business whenever I read something like this. The blaming, hurtful words and negative energy presented back and forth here is not helping this situation or my family AT ALL. Jake is my nephew, his father my brother. And his family's level off loss is unimaginable. Our family grieves for our loss and what could have been. Since there is now a hole in our family where there should be a branch. Today we say good bye to Jake so we would appreciate it if you could end your discussion here.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

No one should drink and drive its wrong and we all no it but its the choice you make getting in the car its a gamble and one lost blamming some one won't bring him back life goes on and we learn its just another wake up call there both to blame its both there faults thay both were drinking and thay both gambled I'm just glad thay did not kill some inocent lady and her baby because of the dumb choice thay both made just remember your better to be a minute late in heavin then a minute early I just hope thay are happy with the choices thay made that fun nite I'm sure it was still hot that nite we did not need the fire to be hotter and no its not a dangerous road I lived there thay drive to fast over the hill we watched them laugh and thay think its fun to do that nite did not look fun to me well as gas prices raise higher crashes make fire be safe and do like the cow boys drink and ride a horse and for to drunk buddies buggy and horse works great at worst could happen is you wreck the buggy and you still have wood to burn and enjoy your nite laughing with maybe some cuts that would not kill you

Who needs toxicology reports???? If you look at kevins Facebook he checked into the bar at 1:00-something with a caption saying they were getting wasted.... What an idiot, he deserves to sit in prison for involuntary man slaughter

I agree, Kevin needs to face some sort of punishment for his actions. A slap on the wrist only encourages him to get into another vehicle intoxicated and have the same thing happen again. I have known Jake a long time, and it is heartbreaking to know that this happened to him. The fact that Kevin is at home instead of facing consequences is sickening to me. Regardless of if Jake got into the vehicle voluntarily, Kevin knows better than to drive intoxicated & Kevin broke the law no matter which way you spin it. I understand that the family and friends may not blame him, and that is fine, as I am not trying to place blame. It's black and white, plain and simple - Kevin broke the law, and that ended Jake's life. That is murder, and to me, that deserves more than a traffic violation. This behavior needs to be put to an end before he kills someone else. It's a serious matter that people seem to be able to justify, and that will NEVER make sense to me.

Hopefully Mr. Krohn will get a heaping dose of justice. Will County do not drop the ball on this one...he needs to be taken off the street, out of his family's home and in a jail cell where he belongs, where he will have plenty of time to think about what he has done.

I feel very sorry for both families , as i said before now is a time to pray for all involved. Drinking and driving are just not worth the price someone will pay. By the way God will take care of both families ,he is very just in all he does.

√ does not follow directions
√ does not play well withothers

defending the innocent, I understand all too well about this justice and accountability you speak of. I just don't happen to think hashing it out in a public forum is a productive pursuit. Do you?? Will this exchange of hateful words and thoughts presented before my original post change anything? I think not. It's just a forum for anonymous people to express their opinion. Will we get justice by expressing this?? Will Kevin be held accountable by these opinions?? If you or anyone else here really want to be helpful please channel your energies to an organization such ad MADD http://www.madd.org/about-us/mission/ or the DUI Foundation http://www.duifoundation.org/support/awareness/. Donate, volunteer, educate, push for tougher DUI legislation ...but by all means please do not do so under the cloak of anonymity. These days it is all to easy to blow off a few paragraphs without doing so. We need people to stand up for their convictions.

And for the record, it's NOT ok with us either. Not only will Kevin pay for what he has done.....he will live with it also.

Rip n@@@er lips. U were a cool dude.