Crime & Safety
Bolingbrook Teen Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Fatal DUI Crash
Luis Benito, 17, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of aggravated DUI.
The Bolingbrook teen responsible for killing a sleeping woman after he drunkenly crashed his SUV into her apartment building was sentenced to five years in prison, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow announced Wednesday.
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Benito of a Riverstone Apartments building in the early morning of Nov. 13. Benito’s vehicle trapped Josefina Prospero, 46, who had been sleeping in her home. Prospero was pronounced dead at the scene. Prospero’s husband, who was sleeping next to her, was unharmed.
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According to a Will County news release, Benito’s blood-alcohol level was .204 at the time of the crash—two and a half times the legal limit.
"An innocent woman lost her life because of Luis Benito's selfish and reckless decision to get behind the wheel of an SUV when his blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit," Glasgow said. "A prison term was the only justifiable sentence for causing this horrific fatal wreck."
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