Cahokia woman was high on fentanyl when she caused a fatal crash, charges say
A Cahokia woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence in a car accident that caused the death of an East St. Louis woman in August.
Loren C. Hearty, 31, was charged on Nov. 27, St. Clair County Court records show. According to the charging document, Hearty was under the influence of fentanyl when she was behind the wheel of a Dodge Caravan that hit and killed Eva Willis, 39, on Aug. 15 in Cahokia.
Around 3:20 p.m. that day, Hearty’s eastbound van crossed into the opposite lane on Camp Jackson Road near Paris Avenue and struck Willis, who was waiting at a bus stop.
Hearty was taken into custody on Dec. 2. She remains in the St. Clair County Jail on Monday on a $50,000 bond.
This story was originally published December 9, 2019 at 5:50 PM.
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