Car accident leads to arrest of Carbondale man

<p class="p1">A Sept. 7 traffic accident on Church Street in Chester resulted in the arrest of a Carbondale man for felony possession of drug screen fraud equipment.

<p class="p1">According to a news release from the Chester Police Department, officers responded to the report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Church and Valley streets at 2:45 p.m.

<p class="p1">Officers learned a 2007 Chrysler minivan, driven by 76-year-old Elmer Petzoldt of Perryville, Mo., was turning north onto Church Street from Valley Street when the vehicle entered the path of a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro driven by 39-year-old Terrill A. Walker.

<p class="p1">Both vehicles suffered minor damage, but Walker was found to have an active warrant for failure to appear in court on a speeding charge in Washington County, Ill.

<p class="p1">Police discovered the illegal items, possession of which is a Class 4 felony (with a possible punishment of one to three years in prison), during a search of Walker's vehicle.

<p class="p1">Walker was taken into custody and transported to Randolph County Jail, where he posted bond and was released.

<p class="p1">The Randolph County State's Attorney's Office told the Herald Tribune that Walker has not been officially charged on the defrauding a drug screening test charge.

<p class="p1">State's Attorney Jeremy Walker was unavailable for comment.