The speeding DUI driver whose passenger died in a crash on Lake Shore Drive near Belmont Harbor last year has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Jaime Torres Jr., 21, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated DUI causing a fatal accident in exchange for the sentence from Judge Arthur Willis. Torres must serve 85 percent of the prison term.
Chicago police said Torres was barreling northbound on the drive, topping 100 mph and weaving recklessly, when he swerved to avoid another car just south of Belmont shortly after midnight on May 9, 2024. His Volkswagen Tiguan struck a curb and then slammed into a light pole, police said…