PEOPLE v. BOTSIS

No. 1-07-3118.

902 N.E.2d 1092 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Spyridon C. BOTSIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jed Stone and John Curnyn, Stone & Associates, L.L.C., of Waukegan, IL, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County (James E. Fitzgerald, and Janet C. Mahoney, of Counsel), Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

At around 3:45 p.m. on January 30, 2005, defendant Spyridon Botsis 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...

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