Aurora man pleads guilty to DUI deaths

An Aurora man faces six to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to drunken driving charges stemming from a 2007 car crash that killed two Batavia men.

Thomas G. Ofenloch, 26, of the 1300 block of Balmoral Court, admitted to two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, each a Class 2 felony, and one count of misdemeanor driving under the influence.

Ofenloch, who had been free on bond and electronic home monitoring, was taken into custody and is now in the Kane County jail pending his April 26 sentencing.

Authorities say Ofenloch was driving a 2007 Nissan Sentra Aug. 4, 2007 when it crashed into a tree near Sugar Grove, killing passengers Joshua Sutton and Andrew Berger, both 21 and from Batavia.

An investigation revealed that Ofenloch's blood-alcohol concentration was .101, above the legal limit of .08, authorities said. Ofenloch also had marijuana in his system, according to a statement from the Kane County state's attorney's office.