Overview
- A judge released Charles T. Rodgers on electronic home monitoring after rejecting prosecutors' request to keep him jailed, and he is due back in court May 20.
- Rodgers faces two counts of reckless homicide along with aggravated reckless driving, unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, and misdemeanor speeding.
- Prosecutors allege he took a BMW X3 from the St. Charles Chrysler Dodge dealership where he worked without authorization and accelerated in a 45 mph zone to about 119 mph.
- The crash at Bricher Road and Fisher Drive in September 2025 killed Dennis White, 85, and his wife, Ritsuko, 88, who were in a Toyota Corolla turning onto Bricher Road.
- The impact pushed the BMW into a wooded area where it caught fire, and three passengers were hurt, including two with fractures.