From the State’s Attorney:
STEVEN FOULK SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that on May 19, 2025, Steven Foulk, of Island Lake, IL, was sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Judge Mark Gerhardt after pleading guilty to Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol on February 4, 2025.
Truth in Sentencing will require Foulk to serve 85% of his sentence, which was ordered to begin on August 1, 2025.
On July 15, 2021, at 2:00 am, Foulk was driving his Toyota Camry southbound on Chapel Hill Road approaching Route 120 in McHenry.
The victim, Kenneth Jackson, was also travelling southbound on Chapel Hill Road while driving a motorcycle.
Foulk struck Kenneth Jackson from behind at the intersection while driving 15 mph over the speed limit.
The collision caused the victim to be thrown from the motorcycle, impacting the front of Foulk’s vehicle. Medical personnel were unable to save Kenneth Jackson’s life, and he died as a result of the serious injuries he sustained from the crash.
The investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the McHenry Police Department revealed Foulk’s BAC was .159, nearly twice the legal limit, three hours after the crash.
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office recognizes that those that drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs continue to destroy the lives of so many families in our community.
This senseless and tragic death was entirely preventable.
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office continues to remain committed to the prosecution of all those that drive under the influence and seek justice for the victims and their families.
The State’s Attorney’s Office recognizes the diligent efforts by the responding officers of the McHenry Police Department and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office for their thorough investigation into this tragic traffic crash.
This case was successfully prosecuted by McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office Special Prosecutor William Bruce.
