UPDATED: APRIL 30, 2019 10:05 a.m.
DU QUOIN (WSIL) � Du Quoin police now say a 17-year-old driver hit a pedestrian before crashing his car into the city hall building on Monday.
That unnamed teen was issued seven citations including DUI.
Investigators also say the teen didn’t have a valid driver’s license.
The pedestrian hit by the 17-year-old ended up in Marshall Browning Hospital with minor injuries.
ORIGINAL STORY
DU QUOIN (WSIL) � A car has struck Du Quoin City Hall.
Mayor Guy Alongi says the crash happened around 10:30 a.m. Monday. No one in the building was injured.
Chief Les Vancil with the Du Quoin Police Department says the vehicle left the road on Washington Street and hit the area of the building used as city council chambers. The room was not occupied at the time.
Chief Vancil says the driver of the vehicle was not injured and was taken into custody.Â
The Du Quoin Public Library will be closed the remainder of the day.Â
