Kathy Pinna
Brookfield man sentenced for cycle crash
. . . that killed woman.
Plea deal results in 3.5 years in state prison
A former Brookfield resident, charged with killing his passenger when he rammed his motorcycle into the rear end of a car on First Avenue, pleaded guilty to aggravated drunken driving at a court hearing on Oct. 14 and was sentenced to three and a half years in state prison.
James Duddleston II, 28, was drunk when, according to witnesses, his motorcycle roared northbound on First Avenue in Lyons from Ogden Avenue at an estimated 90 mph at 4:20 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2010.
Behind Duddleston on his 2002 Honda racing-style motorcycle – modified by removing the rear pegs and seat – was 24-year-old Lissette Loncola of Lyons.
The motorcycle slammed into the back end of a northbound Cadillac, throwing Duddleston over the handlebars through the rear windshield of the car, injuring Duddleston and one of the six passengers inside the vehicle. Duddleston was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries until he was turned over to Lyons police on Sept. 10, 2010.
Loncola was thrown from the motorcycle and landed in the southbound lanes of First Avenue. She died later that morning at Loyola University Medical Center as a result of head injuries sustained in the crash. Neither Duddleston nor Loncola was wearing a helmet, according to police.
Duddleston had been charged with reckless homicide in addition to felony drunken driving. In a deal with prosecutors, he pleaded guilty to the DUI and driving on a suspended/revoked license. He had been free on bond until agreeing to the plea deal.
- Riverside - Brookfield Landmark October 20th, 2011 by Bob Uphues
Plea deal results in 3.5 years in state prison
A former Brookfield resident, charged with killing his passenger when he rammed his motorcycle into the rear end of a car on First Avenue, pleaded guilty to aggravated drunken driving at a court hearing on Oct. 14 and was sentenced to three and a half years in state prison.
James Duddleston II, 28, was drunk when, according to witnesses, his motorcycle roared northbound on First Avenue in Lyons from Ogden Avenue at an estimated 90 mph at 4:20 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2010.
Behind Duddleston on his 2002 Honda racing-style motorcycle – modified by removing the rear pegs and seat – was 24-year-old Lissette Loncola of Lyons.
The motorcycle slammed into the back end of a northbound Cadillac, throwing Duddleston over the handlebars through the rear windshield of the car, injuring Duddleston and one of the six passengers inside the vehicle. Duddleston was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries until he was turned over to Lyons police on Sept. 10, 2010.
Loncola was thrown from the motorcycle and landed in the southbound lanes of First Avenue. She died later that morning at Loyola University Medical Center as a result of head injuries sustained in the crash. Neither Duddleston nor Loncola was wearing a helmet, according to police.
Duddleston had been charged with reckless homicide in addition to felony drunken driving. In a deal with prosecutors, he pleaded guilty to the DUI and driving on a suspended/revoked license. He had been free on bond until agreeing to the plea deal.
- Riverside - Brookfield Landmark October 20th, 2011 by Bob Uphues
