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Felony charges filed in Saline County fatal crash
['Posted', 'Robert Thies']
WOOZ – Marion, IL
SALINE COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – Felony charges have been filed in a fatal crash in Saline County.
21 year old Jacob Ahrens of Ridgway has been charged with two counts of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs Involving Death, and two counts of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs Involving Personal Injury.
The crash happened just before 2am on August 8th when a Chevrolet Silverado traveling southbound on IL-34 near Galatia, drove off the roadway and into a ditch.
The driver and one passenger were airlifted to a regional hospital with injuries.
A second passenger, 20-year-old Mattix Sandifer of Ridgway was pronounced deceased on scene.
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