Stephanie Melgoza Now: Is This the End?

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Stephanie Melgoza of Farmington was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday, April 27, 2023 for the DUI-related deaths of Andrea Rosewicz, 43, and Paul Prowant, 55, on April 10, 2022 on North Main Street in East Peoria. A WOMAN who smiled and laughed after she killed two people in a drunk-driving crash has now apologized to the families of the victims. Former Bradley student Stephanie Melgoza was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday. Former Bradley student Stephanie Melgoza was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday as the result of striking and killing two pedestrians while driving drunk in East Peoria in April 2022. Stephanie Melgoza is in prison, serving a 14-year sentence for a drunk driving crash on April 10, 2022. She pleaded guilty to four felonies, including two counts of Aggravated DUI causing death. Tazewell County Judge Tim Cusack said he didn’t expect his sentence for Stephanie Melgoza to satisfy anyone fully, but he believed it was the fairest decision.