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Three Killed In Suspected Drunken Driving Crash

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Three people are dead after a suspected drunken driver crashed into their vehicle.

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said 20-year-old Pedro Orozco of Galesburg was headed north on Route 97 north of Cuba around 8:45 p.m. Friday when his vehicle broadsided a vehicle heading west on Route 9.

Fulton County Coroner Steve Hines pronounced the three people in the struck vehicle dead on the scene.

Orozco was arrested for aggravated driving under the influence, driving on a suspended license, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and illegal alcohol consumption by a minor. His passenger was also cited for illegal alcohol consumption by a minor.

The names of the victims are being withheld pending family notification.

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Tim Shelley is the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio.