What Happened to Stephanie Melgoza? The Mystery Deepens

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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. Stephanie Melgoza killed 2 people in a drunk-driving crash. She struck and killed Paul Prowant and Andrea Rosewicz outside the Throttle Bar and Grill in Illinois in April 2022. 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. Former Bradley student Stephanie Melgoza was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday as the result of striking and killing two pedestrians while driving drunk in East Peoria in April 2022. Stephanie Melgoza received a 14-year prison sentence for causing a deadly car crash while driving under the influence (DUI) on April 10, 2022. This accident led to the tragic deaths of Andrea Rosewicz and Paul Prowant. 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. According to prosecutors, Stephanie ’s car collided with and killed two individuals, 55-year-old Paul Prowant from Avon Lake, Ohio, and 43-year-old Andrea Rosewicz from Seattle, Washington, outside the Throttle Bar and Grill in East Peoria, Illinois. The incident occurred last April on an access road off North Main Street. PEKIN (25News Now) - The woman who pleaded guilty to killing two people while driving drunk last spring has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Stephanie Melgoza, 24, pleaded guilty to four felony charges: two counts of aggravated DUI death and two counts of aggravated reckless driving. The Incident: What Happened on April 10, 2022? On the night of April 10, 2022, 23-year-old Stephanie Melgoza was driving near the Throttle Bar and Grill in East Peoria, Illinois. She struck and killed two pedestrians, 43-year-old Andrea Rosewicz from Seattle, Washington, and 55-year-old Paul Prowant from Avon Lake, Ohio. A still shot from body camera footage shows Stephanie Melgoza , left, laughing during a field sobriety test minutes after drunkenly killing Andrew Rosewicz and Paul Prowant with her car in.