By Benjamin Cox on February 6, 2021 at 10:17am Stoneking (Morgan County Jail, 2017 Photo) A rural Beardstown man was sentenced last week in a 3 year old fatal crash case. 30 year old Christopher W. Stoneking was sentenced to 5 years in the Illinois Department of Correction on January 27 th after he plead guilty to reckless homicide before Cass County Judge Michael L. Atteberry. In exchange for his plea, the state dismissed charges of aggravated DUI resulting in accidental death, aggravated DUI resulting in great bodily harm, aggravated reckless driving, driving under the influence, and involuntary manslaughter of a family member. th, 2017, when it collided with the rear of a semi truck that had slowed down before turning into the JBS parking lot, south of Illinois Route 125 near Beardstown. Stoneking’s passenger, 22 year old Brittni Allen of Beardstown died at the scene while two minor children were injured and airlifted to a Springfield hospital. Former Cass County State’s Attorney John Alvarez filed the six count complaint against Stoneking on August 7