Jeanette Sliwinski was convicted of three counts of wreckless homicide for purposely crashing her car into another car at 90 m.p.h. in a failed effort to commit suicide. Because of light sentencing and a often overlooked law, she will be released from prison after serving 38 months, less than half of her eight-year sentence.
Jeanette Sliwinski smashed her Ford Mustang into a parked car in Skokie, Illinois in July of 2005, killing Michael Dahlquest, 39, Douglas Meis, 29, and John Glick, 35. Now, the victims’ families are outraged that Sliwinski will go free after such a short prison term. "Here we are, three years later, and she’s walking out? For killing three people? That’s amazing," said Douglas Meis’ younger brother.
Former Skokie Police Commissioner Brent Fowler is also upset about the way the case turned out. He was a lead investigator into the case and was recently quoted as saying, "the moral side of me is crying out for justice."
Jeanette Sliwinski is able to avoid more than half of her sentence because of an Illinois law that shortens jail time for crimes other than murder, for the time she spent in prison while awaiting trial, for receiving counseling in prison and for good behavior. All of these factors add up in Sliwinski’s favor.
Source: Chicago Tribune
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