FULL ISP REPORT IS NOW IN
Here is a full update complete with names of those involved in the rollover accident last night in Burnt Prairie, Illinois, including the deceased, whose family has now been notified.
The passengers of the vehicle Cameron D. Gunter, 20, of Carmi, was driving were Gregory W. Dillman, 18, Carmi, (Deceased); Brittanie A. Garrison, 19, McLeansboro; Kenley J. Masterson, 18, Carmi; and a juvenile, 17, Carmi.
No occupants were wearing seat belts, according to Illinois State Police.
The preliminary traffic crash investigation indicates Gunter was driving a 2003 GMC Pickup Truck westbound on White County Road 2550N, approximately ½ mile west of White County Road 750E, when he lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway and overturned onto its side in the ditch on the south side of the roadway.
As a result of the crash, Dillman was partially ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased at the crash scene by White County Coroner Chris Marsh.
The vehicle was removed from the crash scene by Rick’s Towing of Grayville, Illinois. The Illinois State Police was assisted at the traffic crash scene by the White County Sheriff’s Department, White County Ambulance Service, White County Coroner’s Office, and Rick’s Towing.
Cameron D. Gunter was transported from the crash scene to Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield, Illinois, for injuries sustained in the crash. Following treatment of his injuries at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Gunter was transported to the White County Jail and charged with DUI, Driving While License Suspended, Illegal Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor, Gift /Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor to Persons under Age 21, and Resisting or Obstructing a Peace Officer.
Garrison, Masterson, and the Juvenile were transported to the White County Jail in Carmi and each charged with Illegal Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor.
HERE IS THE ORIGINAL POST
BURNT PRAIRIE (White Co.), Ill.—A rollover accident on Burnt Prairie Blacktop early this morning (12:45 a.m.) was the cause of death of a young Carmi man, and the driver of the vehicle is in custody pending charges in the accident.
Authorities say that besides the young man who was killed in the rollover, there were three other passengers in the truck Cameron Gunter, 20, of Carmi, was driving east of Burnt Prairie. The conditions of the road have not been made available by authorities, so it’s unclear whether these had anything to do with the incident.
The identities of the three passengers, as well as the deceased young male, have not been made public.
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