Kristin Kisich reads a statement in Lee County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Kisich pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident that led to the death of Patrick Yocum. (Alex T. Paschal)
Photojournalist/columnist for Sauk Valley Media
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/PFT2LQX3MVDY7GBC33UQDPZ4IA.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/GIQYUVABTVE5LG7XQ2NLIU6Z5Q.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/SG237ZUL2JBJBE7UBAFHXHVOPA.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/R5BAFLGOUZGJHO7QFBV4YZT6IA.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/N6KW2GHYV5ELZIWG5Z3FYX3COU.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/4PGO3HKTQJHQLHEEYUQGIQH5BQ.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/4LK3XEBRCJFRNARBCNP6Z6SRC4.jpg)
:quality(70)/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/shawmedia/aa6e85e3-e3af-407b-882d-3a189585d2d2.png)