DNA Testing Underway to Determine Victim of Fatal Accident

A driver is dead after driving their car through a field and striking a tree after running off road just south of Dallas City, Illinois last week.

Illinois State Police say that the drivers identity is unknown, pending DNA testing results. They warn the process may take up to two weeks.

At around 2:05 am on March 22nd, a 2003 Honda SUV driven by a unknown individual was approaching a T Intersection at Illinois Route 94 and Route 9, when they blew a stop sign and flew off road, into a field before striking a tree.

The driver sustained “Severe Traumatic Injuries”.