Jury deliberations continue Tuesday in the trial of a man charged with causing a deadly accident in Will County five years ago.
A witness testified that he saw 30-year-old Sean Woulfe run a stop sign at a high rate of speed, then strike the car carrying a pregnant Lindsay Schmidt of Beecher and her three young sons Owen, 6; Weston, 4; and Caleb, 1.his 2002 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck more than 80 mph when he failed to stop at a stop sign and struck Schmidt's Subaru on the driver's side, causing the vehicle to roll over into a field.
Schmidt’s other two sons were taken to St. Margaret Hospital in Hammond, Indiana, according to the sheriff’s office, then transferred to Comer’s Children Hospital. Weston Schmidt died at Comer July 25, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Owen Schmidt died July 27.Woulfe's attorney has said his client wasn't reckless, wasn't using his phone or driving drunk and that it was just an accident.
Woulfe faces up to five years in prison on reckless homicide charges for an accident prosecutors called totally avoidable.
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