Benton Woman Drives Drunk, Crashes Vehicle

Authorities say an intoxicated driver was injured and faces charges in a single-vehicle crash in Jo Daviess County. Reports say 32 year old Kathryn Burbach of Benton was taken by ambulance to Midwest Medical Center for treatment of her injuries. According to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Department, Burbach was traveling north on West Council Hill Road, just north of Council Ridge Road, at approximately 10:50 p.m. Saturday, when she failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a fence, went airborne, rolled over and came to a rest in a pasture. Burbach faces a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.