Had Lora Hunt been eating a sandwich or dialing her cell phone instead of polishing her nails when she struck and killed a motorcyclist, she would not now stand convicted of reckless homicide, her lawyer contends.



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But prosecutor Mike Mermel said there's a big difference between polishing nails and other forms of distracted driving. "It is not the same as biting a sandwich ... it's a voluntary disablement," he said. "She might as well have been in the back seat making a sandwich." A Lake County jury of eight women and four men apparently agreed. After deliberating 3 1/2 hours today, they found that Hunt, 49, of Morris was criminally reckless in the crash near Lake Zurich that killed 56-year-old Anita Zaffke on May 2, 2009. Hunt, who sat without emotion while the verdict was read, left the courtroom in tears, surrounded by her family and supporters. "Lora deeply grieves for what happened," said her attorney, Jeff Tomczak. "Her words after the verdict was read were, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.'" Hunt, whose sentencing date hasn't been set, could receive anything from probation to 5 years in prison.

Source: Woman found guilty in fatal motorcycle 'nail polish' crash

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