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Article: Driver clear of reckless homicide, faces prison on other charges.(News)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- February 26, 2003
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Byline: Christy Gutowski Daily Herald Legal Affairs Writer
A judge found a man innocent Tuesday of reckless homicide in a hit-and-run crash in Downers Grove that killed a promising college student.
But Corey Schmidt still faces up to 14 years in prison after being convicted of leaving the scene of the fatal accident. The 25- year-old Woodridge man will be sentenced April 18.
"It's not perfect, but we're definitely happy," said Lorraine Wesolowski, whose 18-year-old daughter, Candace, was killed. "We've waited a long time for this. It's been very painful."
The Burr Ridge family has been through three years of court proceedings for two defendants, both of whom ...