8 speeding convictions in the last 7 years and he's still allowed to
drive.  This is what crimnal coddling gets you.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-060111homatas,1,5208315.story

Driver charged in deaths of 2 adults, unborn child

By William Presecky
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 11, 2006, 2:11 PM CST

A 24-year-old west suburban man was charged today with driving drunk
last week when his Jeep collided head-on with another vehicle, killing
a passenger in his SUV as well as a woman who was nine months pregnant
in the other vehicle.

John D. Homatas, of Wayne, was charged with 10 felony criminal counts
in connection with the Jan. 4 crash on Illinois Highway 25 near South
Elgin, Kane County State's Atty. John Barsanti announced at a news
conference at the county Judicial Center in St. Charles.

If convicted of the most serious charge -- aggravated driving under
the influence in the deaths of two or more people -- the severely
injured Homatas, who is in a drug-induced coma at Advocate Lutheran
General Hospital, Park Ridge, could be sentenced up to 28 years in
prison.

Though his first court appearance is set for Feb. 2 in Kane County
Circuit Court, Homatas is not expected to appear in person because of
the extent of his injuries, Barsanti said.

April M. Simmons, 27, of Yorkville, and her 36-week fetus died in the
crash. John Chiariello, 25, of St. Charles, a passenger in Homatas'
Jeep, also was killed.

Homatas is charged with four counts of reckless homicide, two counts
of reckless homicide of an unborn child and four counts of aggravated
driving under the influence of alcohol, authorities said.

Barsanti said Homatas' blood-alcohol content exceeded the legal limit
needed to trigger a drunk driving charge. He declined to offer
details.

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Homatas has a history of speeding violations. According to DuPage
County court records, he pleaded guilty to speeding eight times since
1998: once in 1998; twice in 1999; twice in 2000; once in 2002 and
twice in 2003. He also pleaded guilty to running a red light in
Rolling Meadows in 2002.

In six of the speeding cases -- three of which court records show he
was driving almost 20 miles over the speed limit -- Homatas received
court supervision, which kept the tickets from affecting his permanent
record.

But two tickets -- one in 1998 and one in 1999 -- resulted in
convictions, according to Ruth Riley, a spokeswoman with the secretary
of state's office. Because he was under 21 at the time and had two
convictions within two years, his license was automatically suspended
for three months, she said.

Homatas had a valid driver's license at the time of the crash.

Simmons had no violations on her driving record, Riley said