Crime & Safety

Report: Driver Gets 6 Months in Jail for Crash That Killed L-W North Grad

Lukasz Marszalek, who was convicted of aggravated speeding in the 2011 accident that killed Julie Gorczynski, apologized in the courtroom before his punishment was handed down Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The convicted driver in the 2011 Orland Park crash that killed a Frankfort teen was sentenced to six months in prison Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune reports.

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Lukasz Marszalek, who was living in Lemont at the time of the crash, was convicted of aggravated speeding after the Orland Park Police's traffic division reconstructed the accident and concluded that Marszalek was going at least 76 mph in a 40-mph zone and .

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a measure that prohibits judges from granting supervision to offenders charged with going 30 mph over the limit on highways and 25 mph in urban areas. The law was signed by Gov. Pat Quinn during a special ceremony at Lincoln-Way North High School, where Gorczynski had graduated a week before the crash. Julie's Law goes into effect July 1, 2013.

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Before the 2011 crash, Marszalek had been placed on court suspension seven times previously, all for excessive speeding. The judge in the case said she considered these past violations, plus a speeding ticket he received after the 2011 accident, before handing down the maximum sentence for the misdemeanor charge, the Tribune reported.

 

Marszalek apologized before the sentencing, but Gorczynski's family and friends in attendance said it was insincere, according to the Tribune.

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"I think he thinks he's not guilty," said Pam Gorczynski, Julie's mother, to a Tribune reporter. "I would hope he would take this tragedy and make something good happen, like we did."

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  • Arrest Made in Crash That Killed Frankfort Teen
  • Community Pays Respects to Julie Gorczynski

 

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