Police say an Illinois man was intoxicated when he ran stop signs, drove off the road and went through the brick wall of a school in Sterling, Illinois.
The wreck was reported at about 12:30 a.m. at St. Mary's School, 6 West 6th Street, in Sterling. Police said 33-year-old Dane McElroy of Elgin, Illinois was westbound on 7th Street, in a 2004 Ford Mustang, when he ran two stop signs. He then continued westbound off the road, through the lawn of St. Mary's School, and eventually crashed through the brick wall at the east end of the school.
The Mustang came to a stop inside of the school, according to the initial report from Sterling Police.
McElroy and a 25-year-old Elgin woman, who was his front-seat passenger, were taken by ambulance to a local hospital. No other injuries were reported.
McElroy was charged with disobeying a stop sign, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, operating an uninsured vehicle, and driving under the influence, the report said.
Anyone with information about the crash was asked to contact Sterling Police at 815-632-6640.