Elgin man pleads guilty to killing Bartlett bicyclist in crash while fleeing police Lance Neal Sandra, left, and John Sampey of Bartlett were riding their bicycles on July 28, 2020, when they were struck by a vehicle pursued by Elgin police. Sandra died, and John was severely injured. courtesy of Jamie Sampey
Updated 7/22/2021 6:07 PM A 28-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash. Lance Neal, of the 0-100 block of Clifford Court, last week pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and failure to report an accident causing death, as part of a plea deal. The charges stemmed from a July 2020 crash in Elgin that killed 52-year-old Sandra Sampey of Bartlett and left her husband, John, severely injured.