Stephanie Melgoza pleaded guilty to 2 counts of aggravated DUI and aggravated reckless driving resulting in the deaths of Paul Prowant and Andrea Rosewicz. Melgoza was sentenced to 14 years in prison on the 27th of April 2023, and she must serve at least 85% of her sentence. Following a tragic car accident on 10 April 2022, Stephanie Melgoza found herself propelled to national spotlight. She has been driving under the influence of alcohol and was responsible for killing two pedestrians. Melgoza later pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated DUI causing death. A WOMAN who smiled and laughed after she killed two people in a drunk-driving crash has now apologized to the families of the victims. Former Bradley student Stephanie Melgoza was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday. The father of a 24-year-old Illinois woman who was caught laughing after she fatally mowed down two people asked online trolls to leave her alone – saying she is suffering enough behind bars. What did the judge say? The 14-year sentence may not satisfy everyone , the judge conceded. “I don’t expect this sentence to please anyone, but it is most just,” Judge Tim Cusack admitted. The Family of the two victims demanded that Melgoza spend the maximum penalty of 28 years in prison. Stephanie Melgoza is in prison , serving a 14-year sentence for a drunk driving crash on April 10, 2022. She pleaded guilty to four felonies, including two counts of Aggravated DUI causing death. “What does this prison sentence mean if nobody remembers their names? We need to make sure their memory lives on,” the judge said. Body camera footage shows Stephanie Melgoza laughing during a sobriety test shortly after the crash. Image: East Peoria Police Department/ Dignity Memorial via. Stephanie Melgoza of Farmington was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday, April 27, 2023 for the DUI-related deaths of Andrea Rosewicz, 43, and Paul Prowant, 55, on April 10, 2022 on North Main Street in East Peoria. At right is her attorney Kevin Sullivan.
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Stephanie Melgoza pleaded guilty to 2 counts of aggravated DUI and aggravated reckless driving resulting in the deaths of Paul Prowant and Andrea Rosewicz. Melg...