Dobrich sentenced in hit-and-run fatality

OTTAWA — Luke T. Dobrich, 40, of Oglesby was sentenced in LaSalle County court on May 18 to 360 days in jail for the hit-and-run death of a Spring Valley man.

Wyatt K.L. Wyatt, 22, was killed in the accident on the night of June 4, 2017. His body was found on Bottom Road between Granville and Peru, and Dobrich was arrested soon after.

Dobrich initially faced charges for one count of leaving the scene of an accident leading to a death, a Class 4 felony. Dobrich paid 10 percent of a $100,000 bond and was released pending his trial.

Wyatt’s body was found at 9:28 p.m. June 4 on 70 N. 2551st Road, just east of August Hill Winery and about a mile south of Peru.

LaSalle County Sheriff’s deputies and Oglesby Ambulance arrived on the scene and found Wyatt unresponsive.

Investigators from the sheriff’s department and the Illinois State Police crime scene and accident reconstruction teams were on the scene throughout the night.

Wyatt was born Feb. 26, 1995, in Sterling to Jolyn Wyatt, now of Browntown, Wis., and Tom Wyatt of Hennepin. He graduated from Princeton High School in 2013, and he worked at various jobs, including Sisler's in Ohio.

Dobrich, facing Judge Cynthia M. Raccuglia, pleaded guilty to one count of failure to report an accident involving injury or death, a Class 4 felony with a base sentencing of one to three years in prison, and one count of misdemeanor driving under the influence.

All other counts were dismissed.

The plea deal also includes a community service requirement. Dobrich had no prior criminal record.