2008 Woodie Awards
Illini Media
WPGU
buzz
Illio
TechnographAlumna killed on Unofficial
By Ryan Davis
Posted: 3/6/06 Section: News
A University graduate died in a single vehicle accident as Unofficial St. Patrick's Day drew to an end Friday night.
Champaign Police Department officials say Caroline Yoon, 22, fell off the backseat of a motorcycle that crashed at the intersection of Wright and Healey streets in Champaign at 11:53 p.m.
The driver of the motorcycle, Samuel Park, 23, has been charged with a DUI. The accident is still under investigation, and according to Champaign Police officials, further charges may be forthcoming.
Yoon was rushed to Carle Foundation Hospital Emergency Room where she was pronounced dead four hours after the accident.
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said Yoon was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, and died of head trauma.
Toxicology tests on Yoon's blood concerning her blood alcohol level will not be returned for two or three weeks. Park was released on a $1,000 bond early Saturday morning.
At the time of Yoon's death, Northrup said she was wearing a green t-shirt with the words "Unofficial St. Patrick's Day" printed on the front. An autopsy of the body was performed Saturday in Bloomington, Ill.
Yoon, who received her undergraduate degree from the University, is from Glenview, Ill., and was enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania.
Champaign Police Department officials say Caroline Yoon, 22, fell off the backseat of a motorcycle that crashed at the intersection of Wright and Healey streets in Champaign at 11:53 p.m.
The driver of the motorcycle, Samuel Park, 23, has been charged with a DUI. The accident is still under investigation, and according to Champaign Police officials, further charges may be forthcoming.
Yoon was rushed to Carle Foundation Hospital Emergency Room where she was pronounced dead four hours after the accident.
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said Yoon was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, and died of head trauma.
Toxicology tests on Yoon's blood concerning her blood alcohol level will not be returned for two or three weeks. Park was released on a $1,000 bond early Saturday morning.
At the time of Yoon's death, Northrup said she was wearing a green t-shirt with the words "Unofficial St. Patrick's Day" printed on the front. An autopsy of the body was performed Saturday in Bloomington, Ill.
Yoon, who received her undergraduate degree from the University, is from Glenview, Ill., and was enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Daily Illini encourages on-topic discussion through article commenting on its articles and blogs. It is our policy not to delete any comments based upon political or ideological point of view. However, we reserve the right to remove comments that are abusive, off-topic or use excessive foul language.
The posting of copyrighted material, including any and all content for which you are not the author, is illegal under Federal intellectual property laws. Such activity will not be tolerated. Comments containing copyrighted material will be removed, and continued violation of copyright law is grounds for being banned completely from commenting on DailyIllini.com.
If you feel any post meets these conditions or merits review, please e-mail our editors at meonline@dailyillini.com.