Crime & Safety
Man Guilty in Plainfield DUI; 1st DUI in 2003 Caused Wife's Death
Gerard Jayne received 4 years' probation for his first drunken driving offense but may not get same break for DUI arrest by Plainfield police, Sun-Times Media says.
A man who killed his wife in a drunken driving accident but avoided prison was arrested in more than seven years later for being intoxicated behind the wheel, and now may when sentenced by the same judge in May.
According to a story published by Sun-Times Media, 50-year-old Gerard Jayne of Joliet received a four-year probation term for the reckless homicide of his wife, Sherri, in a 2003 crash on Theodore Street near Drauden Road.
His second DUI arrest was on May 26, 2011, at 24020 Fraser Road, according to records.
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He's pleaded guilty to the second offense and will be sentenced by Will County Judge Richard Schoenstedt on May 24, the Sun-Times story said.
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