ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 19

WHAT:                      One Unit Personal Injury Traffic Crash

WHERE:                   South Cross Street south of Fifth Street, Crossville, White County

WHEN:                      Aug. 27, 2021, at approximately 12:13 a.m.

VEHICLE:                Unit 1- 2012 Orange Dodge

DRIVER:                   Unit 1- Angel A. Wyatt, 38-year-old female of Fairfield, IL (Transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries) 

PRELIMINARY:      A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling northbound on South Cross Street when the driver of Unit 1 failed to negotiate the curve. Unit 1 left the roadway, struck a fence, and then a house in the 200 block of South Cross Street. The house was unoccupied at the time of the crash. No further information is available at this time.

CHARGES:               Unit 1 driver was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and was cited for Improper Lane Usage and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle.

The public is reminded all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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