Nine years in prison for man convicted of 7th DUI that resulted in crash that injured him near Woodstock

A man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted in his seventh drink-driving case involving a crash that injured him near Woodstock.

Raymond F. Schordie, 62, of Wonder Lake, was charged in November 2023 with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a revoked license, improper lane use and failure to reduce speed .

The most serious charge, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, a sixth or more offense, is a Class X felony punishable by six to 30 years in prison.

Court records show Schordie pleaded guilty to that charge on Friday. The remaining charges were dismissed.

McHenry County Judge Tiffany Davis approved the plea deal and sentenced Schordie to nine years in the Illinois Department of Corrections under the plea.

Court documents show that on November 19, 2023, around 2:20 a.m., Schordie was operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.

Schordie was traveling in a 2013 Hyundai Accent when he was involved in a crash in the 8400 block of West Route 120 in unincorporated Woodstock.

Schordie was injured in the crash and transported to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry. No other injuries were reported.

Schordie, whose driver’s license has been revoked, had a blood alcohol level of 0.17 when his blood was taken at the hospital.

Court records show it was his seventh drunk driving case in Illinois.

Two of the prior convictions occurred in Cook County in 1983. Three of the other convictions occurred in 2017 in McHenry County and the sixth prior conviction occurred in 2021 in Lake County.

At the time of the arrest, Schordie was on parole for his Lake County DUI conviction, for which he received a five-year prison sentence.

He was also in custody for three criminal cases in McHenry County.

These three cases were charged in February 2023 and April 2023 and involved driving with a revoked license, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Prosecutors filed a petition to hold Schordie in the McHenry County Jail pending trial after his arrest.

McHenry County Judge Jennifer Johnson granted the petition, saying “no condition or combination of conditions could adequately protect the community in light of this history of operating motor vehicles while intoxicated.”

Schordie will receive 331 days credit for time spent in custody awaiting trial. He also receives 117 days of credit for time spent on self-improvement or work assignments.

Schordie will have to serve the nine-year sentence at 50%, in accordance with the truth-finding guidelines.