Bartlett Woman Faces DUI After Crash into Building

A Bartlett woman has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and other charges after police said she drove a 2006 Ford Mustang into a building on St. Charles’ near East Side.

Dana Marie Shillington, 31, of the 800 block of Seacrest Lane, Bartlett, was charged at 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, on the 100 block of South 2nd Avenue after the crash. In addition to DUI, she is charged with improper lane use, and no insurance.

Police were called to the area after a report of a 2006 Ford Mustang that struck the north side of a building at 204 Illinois Ave. No one was reported injured in the wreck. She was released on her own recognizance pending a Dec. 26, 2013 court appearance.

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