People v. Botsis

At around 3:45 p.m. on January 30, 2005, defendant Spyridon Bot-sis was driving to work on Lake Cook Road when he lost consciousness. Defendant’s car crossed from the westbound lane of traffic into the eastbound lane and hit several other cars, killing Vanessa Grimes and injuring Sharon Tracy.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of aggravated reckless driving and reckless homicide. He was sentenced to a three-year prison term for reckless homicide and a concurrent one-year prison term for aggravated reckless driving. On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the State failed to prove him…