He was going over 20mph above the limit. That's already considered .
>In Illinois, a person can be convicted of "reckless driving" for: driving a vehicle with "a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property," or knowingly using an incline in a roadway to jump a vehicle. The statute uses the term "willful" to refer to conduct that's intentional or purposeful. And "wanton disregard" basically means the person understood the conduct was risky but chose to do it anyway.
And he killed five people while doing it.
>A reckless driving offense that results in the death of another person will likely lead to reckless homicide charges.
Seems like reckless homicide to me. No intent needed.
He was going over 20mph above the limit. That's already considered [reckless driving in Illinois](https://www.drivinglaws.org/resources/illinois-reckless-driving-laws.htm).
>>In Illinois, a person can be convicted of "reckless driving" for: driving a vehicle with "a willful or *wanton disregard* for the safety of persons or property," or knowingly using an incline in a roadway to jump a vehicle. The statute uses the term "willful" to refer to conduct that's intentional or purposeful. And "wanton disregard" basically means the person understood the conduct was risky but chose to do it anyway.
And he killed five people while doing it.
>>A reckless driving offense that results in the death of another person will likely lead to reckless homicide charges.
Seems like reckless homicide to me. No intent needed.
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