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Man gets 10 years in prison for DUI crash that killed 2 in Elgin Adrian Velasco
Updated 3/11/2021 7:45 PM
A Glendale Heights man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for killing two people in a drunken, high-speed crash in Elgin in 2019.
Adrian Velasco, 23, could have been sentenced to 28 years maximum, or as few as six, for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol. Kane County Assistant State s Attorney Mark Stajdohar had asked for 23 years.
Kane County Judge John Barsanti said he had to take into account that Velasco had no previous criminal history. But he gave more than the minimum because Velasco drove more than 40 mph over the speed limit, he said.