Dwight Illlinois mother and two children killed in auto accident
Amanda Jahn, 27 and her children Ryan 3 and Kaitlyn, 11 months were killed on Thursday night by a drunk driver, according to police.
Jahn was traveling south on Illinois Highway 47 near Morris, when Ann Marie Getz, 43, was driving west on Garder Rd. Getz ran a stop sign, crashing into Jahns' vehicle.
Getz of Streator, Illinois has been charged with three counts of aggravated DUI. A judge ordered her held in lieu of $1 million bail. A background check on Getz revealed that she has had prior criminal charges including alcohol related violations. Grundy County Sheriff Tery Marketti declined to provide details about Getz' prior record.
"This was so senseless." Marketti said. "The [driver] shouldn't have been behind the wheel. She wiped out an entire family."
Getz, who was taken to Morris Hospital with non-life threatening injuries will be released next week. Upon her release she will immediately be taken to jail.
Amanda Jahn was pronounced dead at the accident scene. She was trapped inside her vehicle. Her two children were both thrown from the car. They were in car seats. The impact of the accident sent Jahn's car spinning into a nearbar cornfield.
Jahn's husband was notified of the accident. Markettis says he is "devastated." Ryan and Kailtyn were the couple's only children.
"This certainly isn't an easy situation for us to handle-we all have children too," Marketti said. "It hits home when you're dealing with the deaths of two small children."
