Alejandro Salen, 48, Jerilyn Hess, 74, and Christopher Craig, 24, killed, and Donald Hess, 74, critically injured in head-on collision on Centreville Avenue near Belleville, Illinois
Police release identities of 3 victims in fatal crash; 1 driver had license revoked for DUI
Alejandro was driving north in a green Ford Escape when he lost control of the vehicle and swerved into oncoming traffic. He struck a maroon Chevrolet truck head-on, police said.
Driver in triple-fatal Belleville crash was highly drunk — and uninsured
Salen’s toxicology report, obtained Friday through the St. Clair County Coroner’s Office, stated the his blood-alcohol content was 0.31 percent — almost four times the 0.08 percent threshold for a drunken-driving citation in Illinois.
After an injury car accident, take these steps to help the recovery process
When someone has been injured in a car crash, it's hard to know what to do to help. Injured people need appropriate medial treatment, but they also need to have their civil and legal rights protected.
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