CAR ACCIDENT IN CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A 29 YEAR OLD FEMALE
29-year-old, Kara Holt, of Gibson City, Ford County, was killed in a car accident at the corner of Prospect Avenue and Healey Street in Champaign when a 23-year-old suspect, Marc Featherstone, allegedly failed to stop his 1998 Toyota at a stop sign on Healey Street. Featherstone was charged with aggravated DUI and failure to yield, according to Lieutenant Michael Paulus of the Champaign Police Department.
It took emergency responders nearly 40 minutes to extract Ms. Holt from her 1999 Buick Century as the vehicle was struck and severely damaged on the driver's side near her door. The impact of the crash caused Holt's vehicle to come to rest next to a house at 901 W. Healey St. According to police, Featherston's Toyota was wrapped around a light pole at the intersection Holt was immediately transported to Carle Hospital where she was pronounced dead upon arrival. Featherstone was treated at the scene and transported to Carle Hospital where he was released and then placed under arrest for aggravated Driving Under the Influence.
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