Crime & Safety

Witness Reports Cash Flew From Car that Hit and Killed 2 Elmhurst Residents

ABC7 identifies driver of the Porsche as a local dentist.

UPDATE: Aug. 10, 10:30 a.m.


ABC 7 Chicago has identified the driver of the Porsche as Naperville dentist William Anthony Howe. Howe had an upcoming court date for a February drug charge, and had been issued an $11,000 tax lien by the IRS this May, according to the I-Team report. He also filed bankruptcy several years ago.

The 43-year-old driver of the Porsche that struck and  on Interstate 88 was reportedly throwing wads of cash out of the window of his car and swerving all over the road immediately prior to the crash.

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TribLocal is reporting that an Aurora woman who was traveling eastbound on I-88 Saturday evening saw "money flying all over the road." She said drivers were pulling over onto the shoulder to grab whatever money they could, almost causing an accident.

The Porsche driver's erratic behavior continued until he used an emergency turnaround near Morton Arboretum in Lisle and headed eastbound in the westbound lanes, crashing head-on into a Toyota Corolla.

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The passengers in that vehicle, Sherali Shalwani, 74, and Farzana Ali, 37, both of the 900 block of Virginia Lane in Elmhurst, were killed. The driver, also an Elmhurst resident, was hospitalized with serious injuries.

The Porsche driver, a Naperville resident, remains at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. He has not been charged and his name has not yet been released.

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