The parents of an 18-year-old Frankfort woman killed in a crash a year ago as she was preparing to start college have filed new lawsuits in the case.

Courtney Miller, a graduate of Lincoln-Way East High School, died early Aug. 15, 2024, following a crash in Mokena at U.S. 30 and Owens Road.

Her parents, in an amended lawsuit filed Thursday in Will County Circuit Court, allege Mokena police dropped the ball in not testing one of the drivers involved for alcohol consumption.

It also claims Mokena officers obstructed the investigation by shutting off body cameras during portions of their probe at the accident scene.

The village attorney said Friday the village had not yet seen a copy of the lawsuit and that he could not comment on the allegations.

Miller planned to attend Joliet Junior C

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