Something we missed in the end-of-the-week rush last week: Lora Hunt, the woman convicted of reckless homicide in a distracted driving accident, was sentenced to 18 months in jail. Hunt crashed in to and killed motorcyclist Anita Zaffke in May 2009, distracted as she was painting her nails. Hunt had originally faced lesser charges which were later dropped in favor of more the more serious reckless homicide charge. Prosecutors had pushed for the full sentence of five years before the more lenient sentence was handed down. While Hunt will spend nights at the jail, she, "will be allowed to leave during the day for work, counseling and community service," according to the Tribune. Tacked on to the jail sentence are 240 hours of community service and 18 months of probation. more ›

Lora Hunt, the woman who ran into and killed motorcyclist Anita Zaffke in a traffic accident last May, was found guilty of reckless homicide yeserday. Prosecutors contended that Hunt was distracted at the time of the accident because she was painting her nails while driving. The jury took 3.5 hours to convict Hunt. more ›

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• Lara Hunt, accused of causing an accident that killed a motorcyclist earlier this summer because she was distracted by painting her nails, has been indicted on a reckless homicide charge.