Guilty pleas entered in two fatal traffic cases

URBANA – Traffic crashes that result in death do not always rise to the level of a serious felony for the people who are involved, Champaign County's chief prosecutor said Monday.

State's Attorney Julia Rietz commented in the wake of guilty pleas entered in two separate traffic cases that resulted in death.

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