49 year old Brian Dartt of Carmi is now awaiting sentencing following a turn of events in White County Court Monday afternoon. Dartt was in court for a final pre-trial; shortly after those proceedings, States Attorney Denton Aud says Dartt plead guilty to the Aggravated DUI Resulting in Death charge he was facing. It was late July when a two vehicle crash occurred on Illinois Route One near the intersection of County Road 400 East that resulted in the death of 18 year old C.J. Richardson of Norris City. Dartt’s potential sentence could be anywhere from 3 – 14 years and he’ll be required to serve at least 85% of whatever sentence he receives according to Aud. The states attorney says it’s also possible the judge could instead sentence Dartt to probation for up to 4 years, but the Court would have to find extraordinary circumstances exist to impose a sentence of simply probation.
In exchange for Dartt’s guilty plea to the Class 2 Felony, the remaining charges were dropped. Richardson’s parents were present for the court hearing. Dartt is scheduled to be sentenced on March 3rd at 9am.
