7/16/03 - Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed HB3215 July 11 allowing prosecutors to charge drivers who kill someone by driving too fast through highway construction zones with reckless homicide.
Under the new law, which took effect immediately, the offense would be a felony carrying a prison term of three to 14 years – six to 28 years if two or more people are killed.
Previous state law didn’t recognize speeding alone as evidence of recklessness that would warrant a homicide charge.