Wilmington man arrested for crashed that killed two

State police have arrested a Wilmington man on DUI charges for a wrong-way interstate collision that killed two parents and hospitalized three of their children on June 27.

Michael L. Trinka, 33, was arrested Wednesday and charged with 12 felony counts of aggravated driving under the influence. He was jailed with bond set at $3 million, state police said in a news release.

Killed in the accident were Ronald Dube, 35, and Kelly Quinlan-Dube, 34, both of whom grew up in Will County and were living in the Livingston County town of Emington at the time of the collision.

The Dubes, were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred about 10:36 p.m. on Interstate 55 in Wilmington Township. They were pronounced dead at 2:50 a.m. June 28. The couple was in the front of the vehicle.

Their three children, who were passengers, were hospitalized. Police said their injuries were not life-threatening.

Trinka also was hospitalized after the accident with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

According to police, Trinka was driving north in the southbound lanes of I-55 in a Ford F-150 truck.

The truck ran head-on into a GMC Yukon in which the Dube family was traveling. The Dubes’ vehicle was then struck by a semitrailer.

Trinka is being held in the Will County Adult Detention Facility in Joliet. His $3 million bond requires him to post bail of $300,000 to be released.

The criminal complaint against Trinka states that he was driving with an alcohol level above the legal limit when the collision occurred. The 12 counts accuse him of causing the deaths of Ronald Dube and Kelly Quinlan-Dube and severe injuries to minors who are not named.

He was arrested after an investigation was done by the Illinois State Police Zone 1 Violent Crime Unit and a warrant was issued through the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office, police said.

Will County Circuit Court records show Trinka was ticked for DUI in 2017. The records show that counseling was ordered, and Trinka completed a course from the Traffic School of Behavioral Change.

Both Ronald Dube and Kelly Quinlan-Dube had local roots, according an obituary posted for a July 5 memorial visitation at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home in Joliet.

Quinlan-Dube was born in Joliet and grew up in Channahon. Dube was born in California but raised in Romeoville.