Accident Victim Released From St. Louis Hospital
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[ A preliminary investigation into Monday's accident that claimed the life of a 20-year old Coulterville resident northwest of Tamaroa points to no extraordinary conditions that contributed to the accident.
The accident claimed the life of Charles Solt of Coulterville.
One of five victims in the accident, Danielle Burton, 17, of Pinckneyville was released Wednesday from a St. Louis hospital, according to Perry County Sheriff Keith Kellerman.
Kellerman said preliminary findings point to the fact that neither the car the teens were riding in nor the pickup truck that struck them was traveling at a high rate of speed. At this writing, alcohol doesn't seem to be an issue.
The investigation continues. Rescuers at the scene believe the teens were headed to a beach or pool when the accident happened for an end-of school outing.
The accident happened at the intersection of Alcon and Grosbeak Roads northwest of Tamaroa.
It's a very rural four-way intersection without stop signs.
Perry County deputies, the Tamaroa Fire Department and Pinckneyville Ambulance Service all responded directly to the accident scene as well as two medical evacuation helicopters from Arch Medical Evacuation Services of Sparta and Medivac Medical Services of Mount Vernon.
A 1997 Chevrolet car driven by Brianna Stehl, 17, of Pinckneyville was struck in the passenger side by a 1992 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Travis Reidelberger, a Tamaroa native, now of Waltonville.
Stehl had three passengers in her vehicle--Thomas Bittle, 19, of Tamaroa; Danielle Burton, 17, of Pinckneyville and Charles Solt, 20, of Coulterville.
The pickup truck driver, Reidelberger, was taken to Pinckneyville Community Hospital for treatment.
Burton and Solt were taken to Pinckneyville Community Hospital and later transferred by medical helicopter to St. Louis hospitals.
Stehl and Bittle were both flown directly from the scene to St. Louis hospitals for treatment.
Solt passed away at the St. Louis Hospital from his injuries.