{"id":21718,"date":"2025-10-28T10:28:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=21718"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:35:01","slug":"fatal-crash-in-westfield-friday-evening-results-in-criminal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/21718-fatal-crash-in-westfield-friday-evening-results-in-criminal-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal Crash in Westfield Friday Evening Results in Criminal Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(PACHECO-MEZA)<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested 34-year-old Edwin O. Pacheco-Meza of Indianapolis, IN after a fatal crash in Westfield, IL Friday evening. \u200b The Clark County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office has filed two counts of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence and one count of Reckless Homicide against Meza. \u200b<\/p>\n<div>Around 7 p.m. on Friday, October 24, ISP responded to a two vehicle crash on West Lincoln Street near South Division Street in Westfield. \u200b Preliminary information shows a Chevrolet Express van driven by Pacheco-Meza was traveling eastbound when it crossed the center line and hit a Ford F150 truck traveling westbound head-on. Two passengers in the F150 truck, 71-year-old Michael Clayton and 66-year-old Gail Clayton, both of Charleston, were pronounced deceased on scene, and the driver and an additional passenger in the truck, 72-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman, both of Charleston, were transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. \u200b The passenger of the van, 18-year-old Juan L. Morales Martinez of Lawrence, IN was uninjured and the driver, Pacheco-Meza, was treated for minor injuries. \u200b \u200b \u200b \u200b<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Following the crash, Pacheco-Meza was detained in the Clark County Jail. \u200b On October 27, 2025, a detention hearing was conducted and Pacheco-Meza remains in custody pending court proceedings. \u200b The investigation is ongoing and no additional information is available at this time.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(PACHECO-MEZA) The Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested 34-year-old Edwin O. 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