Madison County Multi-Vehicle Auto Accident Caused by Suspected DUI Driver
Two Granite City residents were both killed when a suspected drunk driver rear ended their car forcing it onto oncoming traffic in a recent drunk driving accident in Illinois on Route 111 near Pontoon Beach, according to a report from the St. Louis Dispatch. Another individual of Granite City was driving southbound on the two-lane highway when he struck the rear of the vehicle the two decedents were driving, officials said.
The impact of the collision pushed the auto transporting the two individuals into the path of a third vehicle. They died at the scene of the Illinois car accident, while four occupants of the third car were taken to an area hospital for treatment. The man who caused the accident was speeding at the time and has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Tragically, the woman killed in the accident was nearly five months pregnant.
An August 2008 report issued by the NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis estimates that of the 1,325 total fatalities in Missouri vehicle traffic crashes that occurred in 2007, 315 or 23.8 percent involved alcohol impaired drivers. In the United States, an estimated 12,998 people died in alcohol-impaired traffic crashes involving a driver with an illegal BAC (.08 or greater). These deaths constitute 31.7 percent of the 41,059 total traffic fatalities in 2007.
It is a criminal offense under Missouri law to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Under Chapter 577.010. 1. of the Missouri Revised Statutes - A person commits the crime of "driving while intoxicated" if he operates a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated or drugged condition.
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