People v. Singmouangthong

Defendant, Soukpraseuth Singmouangthong, was convicted of eight counts of reckless homicide (720 ILCS 5/9 — 3 (West 1998)) following a jury trial in the circuit court of Winnebago County. The trial court imposed four concurrent sentences of 12 years’ imprisonment. Defendant now appeals. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On October 9, 1999, at approximately 8:30 a.m., defendant was driving his car on 11th Street in Rockford when he struck a van. The van’s four occupants died as a result of the crash. It was a foggy morning and visibility was approximately 50 feet. Defendant…