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Praying for the families of those lost and injured.

Hope your ok with taking an only child's life

RIP Jenny, your in a better place now we love you and miss you alot your 5 kids miss you to but we are praying for you and the other families that were efected love u girly from Selina

5 kids?? Why wasn't she with her children instead of being in a stolen car driving at high rates of speed? Was she intoxicated? What was she doing in Wheaton and where was she going? Why was she driving on a suspended license?

I guess justice was served.. No trials, no taxpayer dollars, and she can't hurt anyone else. Prayers and thoughts to the young teen killed due to someone else's FOOLISHNESS.

My Heart is so broken for the Kaneland Children. That is hurt & lost, I'm a Elburn Mom my daughter knows both children. We cry & pray for all who this thoughtless and selfish woman. Chose to shatter there lives. She is paying her dues now.

It's another tragic loss for the kaneland community in general... Not just for those who knew them personally but anyone who has attended the school. For the last seven years we have had at least one current or former student pass away. From suicide to car accident we lose our kaneland knights..... It is a curse that no class has been Able to escape from for a long time. My prayers go out to Zachary's family and Erin and her family. I do not feel sorrow for someone driving at speeds of over 100 mph driving recklessly and CAUSING an accident, call me cold hearted but I don't. Rip Zach....

My heart goes out to Zachary's family. Prayers are with you during this painful time.

Especially Zach being a longtime dear friend of mine, I've known him since I have graduated Kaneland HS.. he was a true friend who had a lot going for him, and its lost due to your obviously irresponsible child like acts and poor judgement.

I pray that the survivors and anyone involved a safe speedy recovery.

to the Liston family, I hope your family ROTS

Zach will be missed by all who knew him, I've known him since since he moved in next to me one great kid. What a loss by a sick person
william c

Dear Famlies who are suffering from this selfish, horrific, tragedy. My son 9 years old and I are Praying for you. We were the first car in Geneva that was hit by this 90 mile an hour spinning monster. At 8:30 pm Sat Dec 1st was a guardian angel in our car. This was not a a minor hit and run, if I had to maneuver my car through trees after being slammed and spun so hard to the other side of the road. My son would of been killed if he was in the seat behind me and if their were other cars on the road at that time. If she only stopped at our crash. Its a sin she kept going.

To all the families involved I apologize for the actions of this woman who I happen to have known. Her family was not supportive of her actions and does not deserve to rot. They made sure her children were out of harms way as Jennifer had never made the best of choices. We should only be thankful that they weren't in the car with her. Even though I knew her, I do not feel bad for her, but rather those affected by her poor choices.

Just for the record...and I know that loss of human life is paramount but there was a poor little puppy in the car with Zach and Erin (Zach and Erin where high school sweethearts and the puppy was Erin's). That puppy died in the accident as well...Erin is suffering a great deal! So please keep her in your good thoughts and prayers...

Zach. I miss you. You were a great person. You'll never be forgotten.

Hello All- I am the 48 year old who was in the crash. My heart breaks for the young man and his girlfriend. I saw Zach's father at the hospital and it was horrible. My husband and I were blessed. He is uninjured and I have some back issues and nasty burns but we will be fine physically. As far as Jennifer....there is always a story behind these things. I am sick about the whole thing but I cried hard when I knew she had died before they cut me out of our car. No one acts like that without being internally demonized. I do not blame her family and though her acts were horrible in their aftermath I hope she has found peace. She must have been a broken woman. I pray for her children, her family and for her.....
And for Zach and Erin and their families - our grief is indescribable. We will be haunted forever by the scenes from that night. Please don't argue on here...we've all been hurt enough

This women was a believer in god who made a choice that we all have to live with. I apologize for my sister action, please forgive her I know it will take time. But god heals all pain. Never walk a day with out god

Justice really was served

You all are right in a way but every different aspect has a different reason to argue your sides. Mike I am sorry for the loss of your son and all I can do is hug and wish you never had to deal with this horrible thing. I don't judge her but I blame her and if you are one of these people that claim god either side she is in he'll now

And for those of you who want to argue just because you read this article and know neither side I hope to see you at the funeral that I never wanted to attend thank you for wasting your breath

My condolences to all families involved. Unfortunately, as parents we do the best we can and that is not always enough. I have a Kaneland graduate and 2 other children in the district as well. I worry all of the time. My thoughts and prayers go out to all.
JH

Here's a thought, because I know the anger probably is still fairly strong out there. But perhaps those of you who knew Zachary would share some of your memories or thoughts about him. It is pretty obvious he was well-loved. Maybe focusing on that would be better for everyone involved than lashing out at another family.

Tell me: Why was Zachary special? What did he mean to you?

As my niece is in ICU trying to keep the internal bleeding under control, I watch her cry in pain for the loss of her boyfriend and the puppy that he just bought her. As the bruises and scars fade, the pain will remain in her heart. Erin has a large family to help her with this horrific tragedy but due to the carelessness of a woman, Mr. & Mrs. Bingham lost their ONLY child, and Five children lost their mother. Erin was so happy to introduce Zach to me for the first and only time on Thanksgiving. It was nice to see her so happy. For those who blame the family of Jennifer, please don't, they are hurting also, and they did not make her make those fetal choices. We are all hurting, by hating them is not going to change anything.
I am always here for you Erin,
All my love,
Your God Mother

Ted tell us why this all matters to you. We know why we miss him.

I apologize to those that took what I've said offensively but I said it my prayers are with the father and mother and anyone welder effected by this. Iam sorry for the loss and the arguments that come from the frustration of never knowing. But our friend is hurt a hurt that will never be taken away. Rust in peaces tell my bro I said hi.

Take it out one who's family I said she was at fault not her kids not her Mom not her dad her. I don't want to get offensive just shut your mouth if your not involved. That's what I'm getting at. We've all had our struggles to. If we needed a preacher we would go to church. But thanks for your pinion

Thanks Drew. It's bad for everyone involved and my prayers are with you and everyone else hurt by this.

My heartfelt sympathy to all of the many victims of this tragedy...
So many lives will never be the same because of one person's actions. May God's grace and mercy cover all of God's children and may the peace that surpasses all understanding fill all hearts, bitter and sad.

Having lost my brother not very long ago and now watching my daughter and her classmates grieve the loss of one of their own, I am thankful that it's the survivors who will keep Zachary alive in spirit and deed. We'll all come together as a community once again as we have become "experts" at saying goodbye to our young people here in Kaneland. Yes, we must celebrate the life of our young man, share stories and memories. Rein has a long road ahead of her. As a survivor of such a horrific ordeal, it's taking comfort from the "Zach Stories"

Typo *Erin has a longroad ahead of her...

As everyone has been telling Samantha Garcia, this sunmer's fortunate survivor of her horrific crash, "This too shall pass". It has been said that everyday gets easier. Unfortunately, that's not true. A loss such as this will bring you to your knees. Some days will be good again but out of the blue your broken again. Tell those stories. Talk about Zach. He lived on this earth. Make people stand up and take notice. Those stories you share bring comfort forever. His parents and loved ones will take them out now and then and smile.

Ted, I think people should say whatever they need to say on here; it's not up to you to try and guide or control their words or decide what "would be helpful to everyone." Grief is a different process for EVERYONE. Anger and blame can be one of the first steps, especially in a case like this. Who are you to say "their anger is misdirected"? I think you mean well, but please stop.

Hello G Ryan,

There are times when police will not initiate a pursuit, or will end it early, as happened here, when it is feared that continuing the chase might trigger greater speeds and risk-taking by the driver being pursued. I believe police consider this paramount in areas where there are a greater number of drivers. For example, police might be more inclined to continue a pursuit in a rural area because there is less likelihood of endangering other drivers. There may be more to it than that, but that is my understanding based on both conversations over the years with police and from reading articles on this very topic.

I am Erin;s Mom, all I can say is that I am angry. I want to know, if the chase supposedly ended, why does my daughter Erin remember seeing flashing lights from the police cars over the hill before impact, but no one has ever asked to speak to her? GOD help us get through this. Thank you everyone for your support.

Hey patty..glad to see erin survive....sorry for your losses..pay no attn to people who speak nomindly...concentrate on helping each other thru this...zach is in heaven watching over erin now...god bless all of you....

Patty,

Police lights from what hill? From all the articles it appears the crazed drunk idiot that stole a car and had a lengthy criminal record driving a hundred miles per hour was headed west..

With her background and being in a car she just stole, I'll bet a thousand bucks that she was under the influence of something.

They played the deadly game and lost. You deserve what you get.

Even if the Police pursued the idiots, it's not the fault of the Police. I get tired of hearing that B.S. excuse. You flee from the Police , it's the idiots fault if anything happens. No one held a gun ti their heads to flee. The responsibility is that of the one that flees not the pursuer.

The only one at fault is the driver of the stolen car period.

Zach had been dating my cousin for a very loong time. They were very happy, and things didn't work out after a few years. They were still best friends. Zach was very much in my family's lives. He was always laughing, or making a joke about something,a nd always knew how to put a smile on someones face. We had a lot of fun memories. Zach went down the wrong path for a while, and was finally starting to realize he had a great life ahead of him.. He wanted to do great things. I miss him,and think of him always. He's still up in heaven laughing and smiling. The sun still shines for zachary michael Bingham.. and always will. Zach needs to go up there and weld our hearts back together. Forever and always in our hearts zach. You have left a handprint on our hearts.

Despiser,

I reckon the reason the questions being asked about police is because someone has to pay for the dead fools mistakes. Why not blame the police to get money. The criminal that stole a car and was driving 100mph and was probably intoxicated is dead. Can't get any money out of her.....

Were you there? NO! Then shut the hell up. Its not about money at all, its about famlies turned upside down, so Shut up!

Despisers acts a lot like a troll -- insensitive as heck

Cristina,

I am a parent and if that happened to one of my two sons or my daughter I would be devastated. But I would have closure for the fact that there is only one person to blame for the incident, and she is dead. We live in a free society and with freedom comes risk. What we do know from the papers is that the dead offender had a criminal record, stole a car, crashed in Geneva, fled from the police, and was driving like a maniac. We still don't know if she was under the influence of alcohol or drugs but I would bet a months pay on that. My original question to patty was if her daughter saw police lights over the hill, what hill is she talking about because the next hill east of the crash is a great distance from the accident happened.

God Bless the families and the deceased, and all effected. This has been very devastating for many. Please pray for all involved and show respect and stop the bickering. I pray for strength, peace, love and healing for Zach's parents and Erin. They are the innocent ones and deserve at least that. Please send them love, not hate. Thank you!

what was she doing in wheaton and then stoled a car,doesn't make sense unless she was engaged in something illegal

Thank you C -- I did not know but that was what I was alluding to. The prior commenter suspected something sinister and stated it as if it was the only logical conclusion when in fact it was not.

Not sure why people feel compelled to state their speculations as fact. This was a sad, sad situation all the way around.

bet she was working

Bet your right.

I think C is talking about the woman in the stolen car and her "john/boyfriend." Or whom ever he is!

It was not even his car...company car. Wonder if he still has his job. Boyfriend..girlfriend. Bet the wife knows now.

And his insurance company. He's as morally liable as the driver. What a jerk

I heard he does not have his job.