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Lukasz Marszalek

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Report: Driver Gets 6 Months in Jail for Crash That Killed L-W North Grad

Lukasz Marszalek, who was convicted of aggravated speeding in the 2011 accident that killed Julie Gorczynski, apologized in the courtroom before his punishment was handed down Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The convicted driver in the 2011 Orland Park crash that killed a Frankfort teen was sentenced to six months in prison Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune reports. READ: Frankfort Teen Dies in Orland Traffic Accident Lukasz Marszalek, who was living in Lemont at the time of the crash, was convicted of aggravated speeding after the Orland Park Police's traffic division reconstructed the accident and concluded that Marszalek was going at least 76 mph in a 40-mph zone and caused the June 10, 2011, accidentGorczynski, 17. Gorczynski's death inspired the recently adopted "Julie's Law," a measure that prohibits judges from granting supervision to offenders charged with going 30 mph over the limit on highways and 25 mph in urban areas. The law was signed…

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Arrest Made in Crash That Killed Recent L-W North Grad

Police say a 21-year-old Lemont man's high-speed reckless driving caused the crash that took the life of Frankfort's Julie Gorczynski.

Police accused a Lemont man of driving too fast and causing a traffic accident that resulted in the death of Frankfort teen Julie Gorczynski. Lukasz Marszalek, 21, of the 19W000 block of Hillcrest Lane in Lemont, was charged with one count of aggravated reckless driving, a Class 4 felony. Orland Park Police’s traffic division reconstructed the accident and concluded that Marszalek was speeding and caused the accident, according to a release from the Orland Park Police Department. No evidence of alcohol or drug use was discovered after toxicology tests were performed on both Marszalek and the driver of the vehicle in which Gorczynski was riding, police Sgt. Scott Malmborg said Wednesday. Gorczynski, 17, was declared dead after she was taken…

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