Urbana Chief of Staff Mike Monson will appear in court Friday to face multiple charges after a car accident with a University student in early March.

Monson has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving an uninsured vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident. He was arrested around 8:30 p.m. on March 5.

According to the police report, Monson was involved in a property damage accident in the 1000 block of Kerr Avenue. He left his vehicle on the street around the corner from the accident after the other driver involved took an improper turn and hit Monson’s vehicle. Officers located Monson at his residence, where he admitted to consuming alcohol before driving and leaving the scene of the accident.

Monson will appear Friday at 9 a.m. in courtroom E.

Brett Olmstead of Beckett & Webber, P.C., is representing Monson. He declined an interview but said in an email that his investigation of the case is ongoing.

“A driver is guilty of an alcohol-related DUI only if the alcohol concentration in his blood or breath is 0.08 or more, or if his alcohol consumption has actually impaired his driving ability,” Olmstead added in his email. “Furthermore, Mr. Monson is presumed to be innocent of the charges against him, which have not been proven in a court of law.”

The second vehicle involved in the accident was driven by Jaclyn Utz, a University student. She will appear in court on the charge of an improper turn at an intersection Monday at 9 a.m. in courtroom L. Utz could not be reached for comment.

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