Driver Arrested For DUI Following Crash Near Ste. Marie

ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by

Illinois State Police District 12

WHAT: Personal Injury Crash

WHERE: On E 400TH AVE E/B 1640 FEET WEST OF N 2125TH ST (Jasper Co. near St. Marie)

WHEN: 08/23/2019, 02:22 a.m.

VEHICLES: UNIT 1 – White 2004 Ford Pickup

DRIVER: UNIT 1- Payton Z. Stifle, 24, Robinson, IL

PASSENGERS: Blake A. Bell, 22, Oblong, IL

CHARGES: Driver of Unit 1 was issued the following citations: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident

TRANSPORTS: Driver and Passenger of Unit 1 were transported to Carle Richland Memorial Hospital.

PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate Unit 1 was traveling Eastbound on E. 400th Ave., approximately 1640 ft west of 2125th St. at a high rate of speed. Unit 1 struck a steep slope in the roadway, skidded out of control, and ran off the roadway to the left (North). Unit 1 then, overturned several times into the tree line. Unit 1 came to final rest in the tree line facing Westbound overturned on its driver’s side.

All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law