Two-women and a passenger survived a head-on collision in Summit Township, Illinois, on Thursday, August 6th. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office revealed their names as Amanda L. Youngblood, 38, and Elizabeth M. Fitzgerald, 42. The two are from Effingham.
Facts from the car accident report showed that a preliminary investigation by the sheriff’s deputies uncovered that the crash happened around 8:23 p.m. on East Fayette Road. Youngblood drove a 2007 Mercury northbound on Fayette when she entered the southbound lane.
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The act placed her in front of a black Jeep driven by Fitzgerald, causing a head-on collision. The police said that a 13-year-old passenger in the Jeep sustained non-incapacitating injuries, and medics rushed the victim to HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The sheriff’s deputies determined that Youngblood was under the influence of alcohol and arrested her on suspicion of DUI. She is also facing charges of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and driving in the wrong lane.
Under Illinois law, a person drives under the influence if he or she operates a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or both. A driver must have below .08% blood alcohol concentration if he or she must drive.
For commercial or school bus drivers, it’s .04%, while teenage drivers must not have any trace of alcohol in their system. Failure to obey this law is a criminal offense and offenders will face strict punishments.
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