URBANA – University of Illinois basketball player Jamar Smith faces a maximum of 12 years in prison if convicted of charges he drove while drunk, injuring a teammate, and left the scene of an accident earlier this month.
The 19-year-old Peoria man appeared in Champaign County Circuit Court late this morning to be arraigned on felony charges related to the Feb. 12 wreck that left Brian Carlwell, 19, of Maywood, severely injured with a concussion.
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