Republican lawmakers demanded a repeal of the Illinois Trust Act during a news conference Aug. 12 after a double fatal crash they say was caused by a Guatemalan national living in Freeport.

Rolando Ico-Choc, 30, was on probation for a 2023 Stephenson County DUI at the time of the crash, according to county court records. It was his second Stephenson County DUI conviction since 2022, and a Stephenson County warrant had been issued for his arrest after he failed to appear in court June 27 for a routine court check-in, records show.

State Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, State Sen. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, and House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, seized on the fatal crash during a news conference broadcast live on Facebook by WIFR-23. They blamed the Trust Act, Gov. JB P

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