Oswego man charged with DUI after fatal crash in Sugar Grove on Memorial Day

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – An Oswego resident, later charged with drunken driving, was involved in a crash that killed one passenger and injured another passenger on Memorial Day, according to a news release from Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain.

Julio DeAnda-Vargas, 39, of Oswego, was driving a Hyundai Genesis north on Ashe Road in Sugar Grove Township about 4 a.m. May 29 when he lost control on the curve before Jericho Road and left the roadway, according to the release.

The Hyundai struck a utility pole on the passenger side, shearing off both the front and rear doors, according to the release.

The rear seat passenger, Ma Cristina Cortes, 58, of Aurora, was killed, according to the release. The front seat passenger suffered severe, but not life-threatening, injuries.

DeAnda-Vargas was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and was being held at the Kane County Jail in St. Charles awaiting bond call.