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Driver who caused a fatal crash that changed state laws is sentenced to six-month jail term

CHICAGO (MCT) — A driver convicted of aggravated speeding after a 2011 fatal crash that triggered a change in state laws for speeders was sentenced Tuesday to six months in jail.

Orland Park police investigators determined Lukasz Marszalek, now 22, was driving his Mazda at least 76 mph in a 40 mph zone when he struck the passenger’s side of a Jeep as it made a left-hand turn in front of him.

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