Retired priest said he blacked out before hitting and killing teacher, thought he hit a curb and drove off
St. Michael School teachers Margaret "Rone" Leja and Elizabeth Kosteck left a Christmas party at an Irish pub in Orland Park, Ill., only a few minutes before Paul Burak, a former pastor of St. Michael Catholic Church who retired last year after a long and celebrated career.
The two women walked out the door just before 8 p.m. Wednesday after celebrating the holiday season with other St. Michael parishioners and school staff at Square Celt Ale House & Grill. Burak, 73, left a few minutes later and assured two other partygoers that he was OK to drive home after they expressed concern, according to Cook County prosecutors.
The two teachers hadn't yet made it to their cars when Burak reversed out of his parking spot in his gold Buick Regal,
