Politics & Government

Sentencing Delayed for Guilty Teen in Fatal DUI Crash

Luis Benito, 17, of Bolingbrook, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of aggravated DUI and faces between three and 14 years in prison.

Sentencing for the Bolingbrook teen who drunkenly drove his SUV through the wall of a Bolingbrook apartment building, killing a woman, was delayed this morning. 

Luis Benito, 17, of the 300 block of Woodcreek Drive, appeared in a Will County courtroom Wednesday and is due back again Monday. Benito is being charged with drunken driving in connection with a fatal car crash at the Riverstone Apartments, located off Lily Cache Lane, in November. 

Benito and now faces between three and 14 years in prison. 

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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.

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.

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“Luis Benito’s callous decision to drive while he was drunk resulted in the tragic death of an innocent woman who should have been safe while she slept in her own bed,” State’s Attorney James Glasgow said in a written statement. “This horrific crash killed Josefina Prospero, and we will be seeking a significant prison term.”


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