Intoxicated Motorist Rolls Vehicle, Admits To Texting
Updated 9/3/11 6:45 p.m.
LITTLE ROCK, Ill. (STMW) - A Plano woman rolled the vehicle she was driving intoxicated while text messaging early Saturday in southwestern Little Rock.
Emergency personnel responded at 3:04 a.m. to 16267 Griswold Springs Rd. in Little Rock Township to a single-vehicle rollover crash, according to a release from the Kendall County Sheriff's office.
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The motorist, 21-year-old Jessica Coryn Hejl, told police she was texting while driving, the release said. Little Rock paramedics responded, but Hejl refused medical attention and was taken into custody.
Hejl, of the 3200 block of Veronica St. in Plano, was ticketed for driving under the influence, texting while driving, operating an uninsured vehicle and improper lane usage, the release said.
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