Bond set for man accused of killing pregnant woman, baby
November 4, 2009
A Cook County judge set bond at $500,000 this afternoon for a man accused of killing a pregnant woman and her baby while driving under the influence of drugs last month.
James Cox, 39, of the 4300 block of West Maypole, is charged with aggravated DUI for the Oct. 21 crash on the West Side. Cook County prosecutors say Cox was driving a minivan that blew a red light at Kostner and Washington and crashed into a Ford van, which then hit four pedestrians. One of those pedestrians was Kim Brown, who was six months pregnant. Brown was killed in the crash. Her baby boy was delivered by cesarean section, but he died the next day. Prosecutors say Cox had traces of cocaine in his system when he was arrested.