Crime & Safety

Trial Delayed for Carly Rousso

The trial for Carly Rousso, who is accused of running over and killing a 5-year-old Highwood girl, was delayed again during a pretrial hearing on Tuesday.

The trial for Carly Rousso, who is accused of running over and killing a 5-year-old Highwood girl, was delayed again during a pretrial hearing on Tuesday, according to the Highland Park News.

She was due for trial July 12, the Highland Park News reports. Meanwhile, the paper reports that the civil suit between Rousso and the family of the victim has been settled for an undisclosed amount.

Rousso, 18, of Highland Park, allegedly crashed her car into a family last year, killing 5-year-old Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento, according to Highland Park Police. She pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence last October.

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Toxicology reports indicate that the compound Difluoroethane was detected in Rousso's blood, according to a grand jury indictment. The compound was found in a commercial cleaning product uncovered in Rousso's car, according to Ken LaRue, the Lake County State's Attorney's Traffic Division chief.

Rousso was placed on the 24-hour curfew after her family posted 10 percent of her $500,000 bond.

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