PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria County jury has convicted a man in connection with a fatal crash resulting from street racing almost two years ago.
The jury Wednesday found Darien Davis, 31, guilty of Reckless Homicide, Aggravated Street Racing, and Aggravated Driving Under the Influence.
The incident Labor Day weekend of 2021 near Sterling and Gale claimed the lives of Jacqueline McDuffie, 50, and of Debbie Smith, 64.
Police alleged at the time Davis had three different drugs in his system when the crash occurred.
Davis will be sentenced June 28th.
