EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A woman was sentenced to five years in prison after she pleaded guilty to DUI charges for a rollover crash in Evanston that left a U.S. Army veteran dead in 2015.
Monica Wallace, 43, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in death.
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The crash happened on Sunday, Sept. 27. Officers responded to a crash in the 1700-block of Dodge Avenue around 2:20 a.m.
Police said a 1998 Nissan heading north struck several parked cars on both sides of the street before it flipped over, pinning a 45-year-old man inside. Evanston firefighters extricated him from the front passenger seat.
Lamart Bailey, of the 1800-block of Wesley Avenue, was pronounced dead at Evanston NorthShore University Hospital at 2:51 a.m., the Cook County medical examiner's office said.
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Bailey was in Wallace's passenger seat.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
Monica Wallace (Illinois Department of Corrections)