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NewsJanuary 5, 1997

UNION CITY, Ill. -- A traffic accident in Anna resulted in the death of an Alto Pass, Ill., resident early Saturday morning. Berry Pearson, 26, died as a result of injuries suffered when he lost control of his car on Illinois Route 146 in Anna just after midnight on Saturday. The car struck a guywire and overturned, and Pearson was ejected from the car. He was the only passenger...

UNION CITY, Ill. -- A traffic accident in Anna resulted in the death of an Alto Pass, Ill., resident early Saturday morning.

Berry Pearson, 26, died as a result of injuries suffered when he lost control of his car on Illinois Route 146 in Anna just after midnight on Saturday. The car struck a guywire and overturned, and Pearson was ejected from the car. He was the only passenger.

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He was taken from the scene by airflight to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, where he was pronounced dead as a result of head injuries.

Illinois State Police are still investigating the incident.

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