Francisco Espinal-Quiroz pleaded guilty in November to five counts reckless homicide and falsifying logbook entries.
Espinal-Quiroz, 53, was driving on I-55 near Channahon, Illinois on July 21, 2014 when his vehicle slammed into several vehicles stopped for a construction zone. The crash killed three people in one vehicle and two other people in other vehicles.
Killed were Kimberly K. Britton, 43, and Piper Britton, 11, both from Urbana, Illinois; Timothy Osburn, 64, of Channahon, Illinois; Vicky L. Palacios, 54, of Coal City, Illinois; and Ulrike P. Blopleh, 48, of Channahon, Illinois.
Francisco Espinal-Quiroz’s truck at the time of the crash
