CHICAGO RIDGE - A former Chicago Ridge woman has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for causing a drunk driving crash that killed two siblings in 2023, prosecutors said.

What we know:

Christine Brocious, 39, pleaded guilty Sept. 10 to aggravated driving under the influence causing death, a Class 2 felony, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office. She was sentenced Monday after prosecutors sought the maximum term of 28 years.

Brocious appeared at a bond hearing on July 6, 2023, where a judge set her bond at $1.5 million with 10% to apply. She has remained in custody since then, prosecutors said.

The backstory:

DuPage County sheriff’s deputies responded around 11:30 p.m. June 29, 2023, to a crash at Mack Road and Winfield Road in unincorporated Winfield.

Deputies fo

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