Dolton woman accused in deadly DUI wreck in December that killed passenger in Avondale

A Dolton woman was driving impaired and recklessly when she caused a crash that left her passenger dead in December, 2025 in the city's Avondale neighborhood. Shana Weems, 32, was charged with aggravated DUI and reckless homicide in the crash that killed a 31-year-old woman who was her passenger in the 3800 block of West Diversey Avenue on Dec. 8, 2025. The woman killed was ejected from the car and she died on the scene after the car Weems was driving smashed into two vehicles including a…