Clark Co., Ill. (ECWd) –
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๐๐๐๐ โ The Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested 34-year-old Edwin O. Pacheco-Meza of Indianapolis, IN after a fatal crash in Westfield, IL Friday evening. โ Today, the Clark County Stateโs Attorneyโs Office filed two counts of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence and one count of Reckless Homicide against Meza. โ
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Around 7 p.m. on Friday, October 24, 2025, ISP responded to a two-vehicle crash on West Lincoln Street near South Division Street in Westfield. โ Preliminary information shows a Chevrolet Express van driven by Pacheco-Meza was traveling eastbound when it crossed the center line and hit a Ford F150 truck traveling westbound head-on. Two passengers in the F150 truck, 71-year-old Michael Clayton and 66-year-old Gail Clayton, both of Charleston, IL, were pronounced deceased on scene, and the driver and an additional passenger in the truck, 72-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman, both of Charleston, were transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. โ The passenger of the van, 18-year-old Juan L. Morales Martinez of Lawrence, IN was uninjured and the driver, Pacheco-Meza, was treated for minor injuries. โ โ โ โ
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Following the crash, Pacheco-Meza was detained in the Clark County Jail. โ On October 27, 2025, a detention hearing was conducted, and Pacheco-Meza remains in custody pending court proceedings. โ The investigation is ongoing and no additional information is available at this time.
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