SULLIVAN,IL : Mattoon woman charged in bus accident in court on July, Thursday 13th 2017

The Mattoon woman charged in a February bus accident that sent five Teutopolis students to the hospital waived her right to a jury trial in Moultrie County Court on Thursday.

Scarlett McKinzie, 36, appeared in Judge Bradford Rau’s courtroom with her court-appointed attorney, Public Defender Marvin Hanson, for a scheduled pretrial hearing.

Hanson told the court he expected a plea agreement after McKinzie undergoes a psychological evaluation. She has pleaded not guilty to aggravated driving under the influence in the accident.

Court documents show her blood-alcohol level was 0.25 percent, and a urine test was positive for cocaine. The accident happened at the intersection of Illinois Route 32 and the Bruce–Findlay Road in Moultrie County.

Rau questioned why the evaluation had not happened since McKinzie’s last court appearance May 10.

“If they haven’t called you with an appointment, you need to call them back,” he told her. “Don’t let this drag on.”

McKinzie’s next scheduled court appearance is Aug. 22.



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Mattoon woman charged in bus accident in court