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3 Iowans, 1 From IL, Charged After Car Hits Tree
GALENA, Ill. (AP) -- Four people, including three from Iowa, have been charged with underage drinking after a one-vehicle crash in rural northwestern Illinois.

The Jo Daviess County sheriff's office says deputies arrived at Saturday's crash in Galena to find a car that had run into a tree, but no people.

The four occupants were found about a mile away. They were taken to Midwest Medical Center, where they were treated and released.

Twenty-year-olds Shane Dole and Ashley Coomes, and 18-year-old Terry Choi are charged with unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor. They're all from Dubuque, Iowa.

The driver, 18-year-old Meghan Herrick of East Dubuque, is also charged with zero tolerance and improper lane usage.

Sheriff's officials didn't know whether they have attorneys.

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