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Defense in DUI Death Case Looking for Accident Reconstruction

A 25-year-old Orland Park man is facing one count of reckless homicide, after he was in an accident resulting in the death of a 51-year-old nurse from Lockport.

 

Authorities are working to reconstruct the scene of an accident last summer that killed a nurse on a her way to work, attorneys said Tuesday, Dec. 10.

Matthew Senica, 25, has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of aggravated DUI and one count of reckless homicide. He remains in custody after his bond was set at $1 million.

At Tuesday's hearing, Senica's attorney Russell Miller told Judge Carmen K. Aguilar that he believes the action of reconstruction is still missing from discovery. Senica, clad in standard Cook County Department of Corrections garb, didn't speak during the hearing and kept his head lowered.

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Police say on July 8, Senica was driving back to Orland Park from what Senica told police was a night of drinking in Chicago. He was heading south on LaGrange Road, and drove through the red light at the intersection with 95th Street at well over 70 mph, according to police.

Heidi Roseen, 51, was on her way to Advocate Christ Medical Center from her Lockport home to work a shift as a nurse. While en route, she was reportedly struck by Senica's Ford F150. She was pronounced dead by fellow staff at Christ.

The assistant state's attorney who is prosecuting the case wasn't at the hearing, but his colleague said there have been ongoing talks to resolve the case.

Senica is scheduled to be back in court on Jan. 29.

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Related Topics: Dui, Heidi Roseen, Matthew Senica, and reckless homicide

JEG

10:21 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

What is there to reconstruct. He said he was coming from a night of drinking and he ran a red light. He killed Heidi a wonderful caring nurse. Quilty as charged. Enough said Why drag this out?

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Jessica

1:22 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Keep him locked up and throw away the key.

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frank

1:25 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

You talk about waste of money?

You don't have common sense if you don't understand this situation.

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Arthur Huff

4:29 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

How much taxpayer money could be saved if they got rid of all the red tape and garbage when it comes to cases like this one?? The conclusion here is obvious.

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Baba Wawa

7:04 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

That "red tape" and "garbage" is called "due process." It's in this thing we call a ... what is that document? Oh yes. Constitution. And it doesn't apply to "cases like this one." It applies to all criminal cases.

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Arthur Huff

7:19 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Oh settle down Baba Wawa. I was being facetious. I know everyone gets a fair trial. It's just annoying when it is so seemingly cut and dry and goes on for years. But thanks for the civics lesson.

frank

11:09 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

BW

how do you feel about the Kustok case?

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