Drunk Driver Causes Rollover Crash in Jo Daviess County

Authorities say a teenage drunk driver lost control of a vehicle in Jo Daviess County, causing a rollover crash that injured four of the five occupants in the vehicle. Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded at about 6:05 p.m. Wednesday to rural Hanover for a report of a crash with injuries. An investigation determined that a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old from Savanna was traveling east on West Blanding Road and had turned a corner when the vehicle swerved to avoid an oncoming westbound vehicle. The eastbound vehicle left the north side of the road and rolled over multiple times before coming to a rest on all four tires. A release states that in addition to the driver, the other occupants of the vehicle were 26 year old Eduardo Esquivel of Wheaton, Illinois, 25 year old Matthew Liberg of Hanover, a 17-year-old from Savanna, and a 16-year-old from Hanover. The driver faces a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and was cited with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and operating in violation of a restricted driving permit.