Man Sentenced in DUI Crash That Killed Wheaton Man

Photo 1: Luis Jimenez Photo 2: Sean Hurley

A ”joy ride” following a night of drinking ended up causing a crash that claimed the life of a Wheaton man and now 23-year-old Luis Jimenez has been sentenced to prison for causing the crash last spring.

Jimenez appeared for a sentencing hearing Monday where DuPage County Judge Robert Kleeman ordered he serve three years in prison, according to a DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office pres release. He pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated DUI in the case.

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Sean Hurley, 24, of Wheaton, was the front passenger in a car driven by Jimenez. He died at the scene of the crash that occurred at about 2 a.m. on May 17.

Hurley was a graduate of Glenbard South High School and earned his Associate’s Degree from College of DuPage. He was employed as s an apprentice for Comet Die and Engraving Company of Elmhurst.

Prosecutors said the accident happened when Jimenez was traveling at “a high rate of speed” around a curve on Sheffield Lane in Wheaton when he lost control and crashed into a tree.

Jimenez and another passenger in the car were taken to an area hospital following the crash.

The passenger in the car was seriously injured and Jimenez registered a blood alcohol content of .09, which is slightly above the legal limit of .08.

“It is important to remember that if you have been drinking do not get behind the wheel of a car,” said DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin. “Alcohol consumption impairs your ability to drive and can potentially lead to fatal consequences, as we saw in this case.”