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Wealthy teen on probation for reckless driving in crash told he can’t go to Grammys

Feb. 6 at 8:40 p.m.

Gerald and Marybeth Ryan were injured in 2009 when a car driven by Raihan “Ray” Sayeed smashed into their car. Marybeth spent a week in a Joliet hospital’s intensive care unit with a lacerated liver and bile duct; broken facial bones, ribs and arm; and partially severed tongue, records and interviews show. Her husband suffered a broken arm and leg. (Keri Wiginton, Chicago Tribune / December 20, 2011)

A wealthy Frankfort teen who pleaded guilty last year to reckless driving after running a stop sign and smashing into a retired Downers Grove couple sought permission Monday to attend the Grammy Awards even though the injured couple have yet to receive his court-ordered apology letters.

Gerald and Marybeth Ryan were driving home from a child’s birthday party three years ago when Raihan “Ray” Sayeed, who was on court supervision for speeding, blew through a stop sign in Mokena and T-boned their car, causing it to roll three times.