Champaign man gets 7 years in prison for DUI fatality

URBANA – A Champaign man who admitted that his drunken driving killed a Gibson City woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Marc Featherstone, 24, who listed an address in the 3400 block of Stoneway Court, pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated driving under the influence, admitting that on Jan. 24, he drove while intoxicated, causing the death of Kara Lynn Holt, 29.

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