Imagine being so drunk, you don’t realize you k*lled 2 people

14 years for 2 lives is a wild trade

(May 3, 2023) Smiling drunk driver Stephanie Melgoza, 24, now says sorry as she faces families of two victims she killed with car Former Bradley student was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday. The 24-year-old from Illinois hit and killed a couple from Lorain County in April 2022 as they crossed the street outside a bar in East Peoria. Melgoza pleaded guilty to two counts each of aggravated DUI and aggravated reckless driving. Paul Prowant, 55, of Avon Lake, and 43-year-old Andrea Rosewicz of Avon were hit by Melgoza's red Dodge Dart just after 10pm. Shocking bodycam footage showed Melgoza at the scene of the crash laughing and joking despite knowing that she had killed two people. Melgoza's behavior led to the arresting officer calling her "sad and pathetic." After sobering up and being handed her sentence she told the court: "I'm so sorry for everything, and I will never, ever commit anything like that again. "I have not drunk since that day. I do not plan on drinking ever again. "I want to try to do something positive to make a difference, speak out about this and warn others about the dangers that come with drinking." She must serve at least 85 percent of her sentence. Rosewicz's sister, Sherri Hutchinson, pleaded with the court to impose the maximum jail time of 28 years. During the impact statement, she told Melgoza: "You have destroyed multiple families with your selfishness." The judge concluded after passing the 14-year sentence: "I don't expect this sentence to please anyone, but it is most just." Footage from the scene shows that Melgoza was clearly intoxicated. She admitted to having three vodkas with some water in between before she got in her vehicle. Officer Jeffrey Bieber told the court that Melgoza admitted to hitting the pair and that she had watery eyes, slurred speech, and a strong smell of alcohol on her breath. The student was found to be three times over the legal alcohol limit and failed all other sobriety tests given to her by East Peoria officers. According to court documents, she was speeding roughly 10 miles over the speed limit and an open bottle of vodka and cannabis was found in her vehicle. In the bodycam footage from the emergency room where Melgoza was held after the incident, the police officer became frustrated at her "carelessness" about the deaths she caused. She asked the officer when she would get her car back to go to school the following day. Melgoza also discussed her upcoming trip to Las Vegas, where she would "start off with two Long Islands," and began singing and dancing. The officer snapped at her, saying: "You want me to be honest with you, you're going to jail, you don't have a bond. You killed two people tonight. I don't think you understand that. "You do not have a bond, you are not getting out of jail. Your car is the property of the East Peoria Police Department because it's a crime scene. It killed two people. "You are clueless with that clearly. You're going to jail for reckless homicide tonight. You're going to jail for aggravated DUI for killing two people that's what's going on. "So no, you're not going to school tomorrow." Unbelievably, she then asked if this included missing her night class on Tuesday. The officer said: "Your own body is completely careless about killing two people. "You couldn't care less that's sad and pathetic and horrible all at the same time." Full Article:

This happened in 2022 and she was sentenced to only 14 years in jail

yeah that’s wasn’t “being drunk”. That was just psychopathy. Not even sociopathy. That behavior is bred genetically, not conditioned.

That’s a demon in plain sight

Her mind entered denial state for self preservation, it’s just human defense mechanism. That just how humans are built

Even a small amount of alcohol can affect your judgement and reaction time.

What about Wednesday? Can she get her car then?

Idunno maybe I am weak. But 14 years for what essentially is a dumb mistake seems OK to me. Maybe even too long. I see others comment how she "only" got 14 years.

Corrections officers say she’s still asking if she’s going to school on Tuesday