People v. Gancarz

Defendant, Richard S. Gancarz, was driving a semi tractor-trailer when he collided with the passenger side of a Chevrolet Camaro driven by Aric Wooley, who died in the collision. Several other drivers, including Jerry Wooley, Aric’s father, witnessed the crash. The State filed an 11-count indictment, and defendant submitted to a bench trial. The trial court found defendant guilty of reckless homicide (720 ILCS 5/9 — 3(a) (West 2000)), aggravated driving under the influence (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501(a)(4), (d)(1)(C) (West 2000)), and driving with a suspended license (625 ILCS 5/6 — 303(a)…