Important Sentencing Court Date for Hector Avalos Case

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Time: November 17, 2015 from 11am to 2pm
Location: Courtroom 702, HON. NICHOLAS R. FORD
Street: 2600 S. California Ave., Rm. 702
City/Town: Chicago, IL
Event Type: court, date
Organized By: The Chainlink
Latest Activity: Oct 22, 2015

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picture of victim, Hector Avalos

Robert Vais plead guilty recently to Aggravated DUI in the death of Hector Avalos. It is a Class 2 Felony and carries a sentence of 3-14 years with only a possibility of probation and fines of up to $25,000.00.

At the hearing the Prosecutor, Assistant State's Attorney Shawn Concannon noted that the breathalyzer taken at 2:06 a.m. (over two hours after the fatal crash) was .118. However, THE BLOOD DRAW TAKEN AT ST. ANTHONY'S AFTER THE CRASH CAME BACK AT .152 ACCORDING TO THE TOXICOLOGIST. That is nearly double the legal limit of .08. In other words, Vais was at a high level of intoxication at the time of the crash than his breathalyzer over two hours after the crash. Two hours later he was still at .118.

At the hearing Vais acknowledge on the record that he was pleading guilty of his own free will and understood that it was a "blind plea" meaning there was no guarantee as to what his sentence would be. Judge Ford will determine his sentence.

Sentencing is scheduled for November 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 702 (Judge Nicholas Ford) at 26th & California.

Background information:
http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/m-28-western-ogden-12-6-2013

http://www.thechainlink.org/events/court-hearing-for-defendant-robert-vais-hector-avalos-case (previous hearing)