People v. Peshak

FIFTH DIVISION

September 20, 2002

1-01-2455

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ))

GARY PESHAK, ) Honorable) Janice Bierman,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Following a bench trial, defendant Gary Peshak was convicted of three counts of reckless homicide and two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, resulting from the death of Winceta Skrzypek, who was struck and killed by a truck driven by defendant. He was sentenced to a four-year prison term on the reckless homicide convictions and a…