A one vehicle crash early Friday morning sent three Knox County residents to the hospital. According to the Illinois State Police, the accident occurred around 12:45am Friday on Blaze Road, just east of County Road 9 in Knox County.
23-year-old Kyle Woodside of Wataga was traveling westbound on Blaze Road, when for unknown reasons, veered off the roadway to the right. The driver over corrected and the vehicle overturned an unknown number of times before coming to rest on its passenger side in a driveway. Woodside was ejected from the vehicle.
Woodside along with two passengers, 22-year-old Noah Hillier of Knoxville, and 23-year-old Kayla Butler of Galesburg were all transported to a local area hospital with non-threatening injuries.
The investigation is open and ongoing. There is no further information at this time.
Woodside was charged with Driving Under the Influence, Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid a Crash, Improper Lane Usage, Failure to Wear a Seatbelt, and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.