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Mount Carmel Man Arrested for OVWI with Serious Injury Following Crash

By John Szink Dec 13, 2025 | 10:06 AM

A Mount Carmel, Illinois man is facing alcohol related charges following a two-vehicle crash resulting in serious injury.

It happened on Friday night on State Road 64 near the Wabash River Bridge in Gibson County.

The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office says a van and a pick-up truck collided leaving one person trapped in the van.

That person was later extricated and taken to an Evansville area hospital for treatment of a serious injury.

The driver of the pick-up truck, 25-year-old Zachary Whittler of Mount Carmel, was arrested for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Causing Serious Bodily Injury.

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