Very proud parents of their little angle. Lets lower the drinking age to 18. Right.

What annoys me is that a kid (20 yr old) drives drunk into my car that was parked in my own driveway and pushes it into my home, drives on smashes my neighbors car and continues down the road to a few other cars and takes out a few more trees. Not one mention of it in the paper nor did the kid get charged. Amazing how this accident happened back in March and Montgomery Police still can't charge him with anything after all the issues they have recently had in this town. On top of it, his insurance canceled his policy and now I am stuck paying for his damage on my dime.

I don't exactly think it is fair to say "very proud parents of their little angle" (you didn't even spell it correctly-it's angel). At 20 years old-this adult has begun to make decisions for himself. You don't know the struggles they have had with him, or what the situation is. They could very well be extremely embarrassed by this. Had they been interviewed and quoted saying something like "we support our son in everything he does because he is perfect", then I would agree with you. That isn't what happened though. Along the line somewhere, parents need to stop being blamed for the actions of their adult children. He isn't a 16 year old. He has been a legal adult for 2 years.

We need to do more to keep these kids from drinking... It is far too common, and accepted.

I think parents play a huge role in this!! It's all about how they are brought up & what parents expose their children to. I am not saying it's 100% the parents but they aren't always the innocent ones.

If what I've just read is true, how is it possible this information was never in the paper and the driver not charged with anything? No charges, no responsibility for anything? How can this be?

As long as his license gets taken a way for a good long while and no one was hurt, let the punishment fit the crime and hope that he has to walk everywhere and think long and hard about what he did and how he could have seriously hurt someone!

I have never commented on an article, but I have to say something. You can't assume it is the parent's fault. I don't know about this boy's parents, but I do know from my own experience. My wife and I did the absolute best any parent possibly could for our son. Other parents were envious that we seemed to have the perfect child. He was successful in academics and extracurricular activities, well mannered, respectful, graduated high school in the top 5% of his class and got a full tuition scholarship to college. College started and he had some new found freedom and started making decisions for himself. He began making decisions that we as parents have no control over. Within 4 months a kid who had never been in trouble was kicked out of college and was using drugs and drinking heavily. He has spent the past 22 months in and out of jail and has completely destroyed his life and his relationship with his entire family. I cannot begin to explain the pain we feel now. We do not condone our son’s actions. We just hope one day the morals we instilled in our children will someday return and shine brightly as our son returns to the person we raised him to be.

The article states 18 years old. Where is the 20 year old coming from??

Regardless of age (18 or 20), this person is considered an adult! And should be making decisions for themselves. That is what kids look forward to when turning 18, right!? Unfortunately, his decision to participate in underage drinking and then driving was a terribly poor one. Parents, should they be to blame??? ..... no, not one bit for their son's actions and stupidity in decision making! HOWEVER, I do agree that what you teach and don't teach your children steers them on the roads of their future. As a parent myself, you can only hope that what you have instilled in them is strong enough to remain in the forefront of the decisions they make, how they carry themselves, and how they treat others.

Maybe if the parents made curfew for him know who he is with my daughter is 21 and I know who she is with with a curfew so don't tell me a parent don't have much to with it they have everything to do with it and his ass should be sitting in jail cause if he had hit someone or killed someone he would he don't have insurance so he should have to go over and do work at the houses to pay off his debit and u all wonder why kids are the way they are cause so many people stick up and cover up there messes

U cant say it the parents fault... U guys make it seem like the parents said hey son go out and drink alot and crash the car! Parents can only guide a kid so far and then they make their on decisions (good or bad). Its not the parents fault just sayin. Ps zolper wasnt even the driver!!!!

Go to http://www.co.kendall.il.us/circuitclerk/eMagnus.html and type in Zolper Tyler

This guy has been arrested 5 times in the past year. Disgraceful

Go to http://www.co.kendall.il.us/circuitclerk/eMagnus.html and type in Zolper Tyler

This guy has been arrested 5 times in the past year. At least twice in just Kendall County he has been arrested for consumption of alcohol. Disgraceful! At some point you as a parent have to put your foot down and stop being an enabler!!

Who are you people to judge? Substance abuse is a disease. Unless you are this young man or his parents, you do not know the circumstances. Seriously, how much control did some of your parents have over you at 18 years old?

I'm no Saint, but I can say in my 51 years I have never been arrested. Mr. Zolper has 5 arrests so far this year and there are still a couple more months left in the year. It is Mr. Zolper who needs to find a new hobby, one that is legal.

No one here has stated his activities are right but it is not anyone's place to judge any of these 3 kids nor their parents. Bad choices made, hopefully no one was hurt seriously. All 3 need some help. As far as his arrest record, it has multiple cases listed that can be for the same offense. For example, when someone is arrested 1 time for something multiple charges/offenses during the same arrest. Or someone is arrested for murdering 1 individual, they are charged with 3 counts of something. A lot of people need to find legal activities but perhaps we should go after the ones that are suffering from a disease.

The information in this article has been updated. The release given to the media states that Zolper was the "arrested person." It also states that the charges that were filed were for driving under the influence and consumption of alcohol by a minor. A sheriff's office spokesman acknowledged the confusion and said the department is working to ensure issues like this don't occur in the future. @My comments ... if you'd like to discuss this with me further, you can reach me at 630-383-8210. Thank you. Steven Jack, Associate Regional Editor.

You say substance abuse is a disease. So does that mean Mr. Zolper is excused from his continued criminal behavior? No! He is not. Maybe it's time for him to sit in a jail cell for 6 months and clean up. If his parents want to help him, send him to a rehabilitation facility so his family can stop making excuses for him. I'm done discussing this with excuse making enablers.

You have no idea if these young people are in treatment or not.

And Mr. Zolper was not the only one drinking underage. Obviously, the story has now been updated to state that a 17 year old young lady was driving. All three youth need assistance and hopefully they will get it. Prayes to them and their families.

I'll say this much - in my parents' home, they trumped the government. I'm chuckling over the idea that parents cannot enforce a curfew if the kid is 18. If we didn't follow their rules, we were not welcome to live there. Period. End of story. I

Steve, you make me laugh.

You say he is in rehab. Must not be working! Time to go to jail and get the kind of rehab that might stick in his head that there are conciquences for actions!

Jane is 100% correct. Just because a kid is 18 doesn't mean he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants. If he lives in your parent's home Steven, then they can and should be doing something!!

And perhaps we should not judge this kid, but when he goes to court for all of those charges he will be judged and most likely be sentenced to jail time. At least then we can sleep a little better here in Boulder Hill.

Mom and brother are on here trying to defend this Tyler kid instead of dealing with the issues this kid obviously has. Maybe just stop making excuses for the kid an he'll have to be accountable for his repeated blatant disregard for the law.

First of all, you said you were his mom up above several posts. So no breaking news there. Second, I followed the link to his arrest history in Kendall County. OBVIOUSLY the kid has issues beyond just alcohol. This is seen from his arrests that are for more than just substances.

So that it is easy for one to understand, people are judging the actions and consequences of this individual. This is not an attack or judgment on the individual because we all know that sometimes good people make bad choices. With that being said, to have been arrested multiple times in the course of a year and to continue the same type of behavior is troublesome. To site substance abuse at such a young age is a travesty and I can see where people are quick to jump on the parents and their choices in raising this child but they ultimately cannot control his decision making, it is on the individual. As parents, we can only arm our children with the best possible information so that they hopefully make the right choices in life. I hope that this individual finds the help and direction he needs in life to be a productive member of society. I think a first good step would be rehab and as a second suggestion, the military. I have known quite a few people who got straightened out from their times serving. God Bless.

Well said Josh and I agree with you completely. Tyler's dad, I am done with this conversation. You are clearly delusional. Hopefully, for your son's sake and the rest of us, your boy gets help. He is clearly not learning from his repeated mistakes and is not doing what is necessary to improve his life.

Did any of these kids help clean up the mess they made to the yards they tore up? Pick up the pieces of wrecked cars? I see kids that probably live there playing football all the time in their yards. Did they help the homeowners replace the mailbox? These neighbors are obviously hard working people that take pride in their homes and these irresponsible kids ruin it in a matter of seconds.

What happened is certainly a shame. Having it become a judgmental media circus makes it even more of a travesty. I've raised my children the best I could and they have turned their back on their faith along with being constructive and law abiding citizens. My heart goes out to all that have become affected by this. I also feel for the people that are passing judgement prior to hearing the whole story. The double whammy is that this misfortune makes the news and turns into an embarrassment especially when dealing with the ignorant.

I went to school with Tyler. I've known him for 6 years. I was class of 2012 Oswego East. Same as him. This year is not the first year he has been in trouble. His dad is absolutely lying when he says this is something new this year. He's has been trouble for as long as I have known him. My mom always warned me to stay away from him and she was right. My mom raised me to associate with decent people and date guys who were not juvenile delinquents. Tyler, thankfully, has not killed someone yet. If he ever did, it would not be a shock to anyone who knows him. Please, for the sake of other pedestrians and drivers, get him help. Stop worrying about trying to make him look sympathetic and realize he is a danger to himself and others.

Your words are so foolish father of Tyler Zolper!! You say, "They made a mistake, There was a accident. It happens."

That kind of attitude is why your son is the way he is. You are disgraceful!! They were all drinking. Whether he is the passenger or the driver they were drinking and driving!!!! I can not believe you could be so casual about the seriousness of that fact.

I am disgusted at some of the comments made to this post. Yes, bad decisions were made-I am not denying that-but to all you holier than thou parents claiming to have the lock on your children, I would bet anything that you are simply unaware of the things your child does while not in your presence-and that they have been lucky enough to not get caught. There are MANY circumstances in the lives of these individuals that you could NEVER understand and your snide, one-sided judgemental comments do nothing positive here. Substance abuse is a disease, and if you are unable to accept that - it's time to broaden your education, do some research!! The facts were not even presented correctly in this story from the jump.... Thank you Oswego Patch for creating this debacle. If it was my story that was completely incorrect, I would want it taken down - and I would feel HORRIBLE for what came about because of the falseness I had posted - But, that's just me....

Just for those coming to this. You may not understand the flow of the posts here. I have read Tyler Zolper's father defending him all day. Now that he was called out for his foolish thoughts. He deletes all his posts because he was called out point blank and could no longer defend his completely wrong way of thinking.

I can not believe all the insults being directed towards the parents. If you have children be careful Your words may come to bite back. You can only guide your kids and hope they grow up and become assets. Blaming parents does not help in making the kids responsible for their actions.

No, this is not his father - or anyone involved for that matter. You are entitled to your opinion, as am I. It is my opinion that many of the posts here are due to the story being posted with false information in the first place. I find that to be disturbing. An attack on a family and one of the individuals involved is not going to solve anything. My point is simply that not one person that has stated negative comments on this post is informed of the actual story. I will leave it at that. I have spoken my peace and am done commenting about it.

You people make me sick! I'm shocked at the thing's that have been said on here! All these posts should be removed and you should be banned from leaving anymore comments. As if the family isn't under enough stress, you have to attack their son and them! There is a difference between defending and stating the facts! This family and very young adult are not the disgrace...you all are! Maybe you all should have listened to your parents when they taught you...if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all! Anyone has the freedom to yell at me, disagree with, say what you will as I won't be returning to read anymore of your stupidity. Just remember karma is a bicth! I wouldn't want to mess with the drive of this karma bus either!