HILLSDALE — On Saturday at 10:42 a.m. Vermillion County 911 received a report of a traffic accident on US 36 near Third street in Hillsdale.

Deputies arrived to find a 2003 Mustang driven by Kristopher Posthauer of Dana, against the wall of the bridge on US 36.

Investigation and witness accounts showed that Posthauer was attempting to pass vehicles on a double yellow line at a high rate of speed. Posthauer then lost control of his vehicle; crashing into a guardrail and then into the concrete wall of the bridge.

Posthauer was taken to Union Hospital Clinton to be medically cleared. Posthauer was found to have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.32%. Posthauer’s blood work also showed controlled substances in his system.

Posthauer was transported to the Vermillion County Jail and booked on the following charges:
Count 1 – Operating a Vehicle with a Schedule I or II Controlled Substance or its Metabolite in the body
Count 2 – Operating a Vehicle with a Blood Alcohol Concentration of 0.15% or higher
Count 3 – Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person
Count 4 – Reckless Driving
Posthauer is being held on $9,000.00 bond with no 10% allowed.

*Under the Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Actual filing of charges for the state is done by the Prosecutor after review of the case information. Charges may be added, changed or removed.