PERRY COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – A Chester teenager has been seriously injured in a single vehicle accident in Perry County.

It happened around 1:00 AM Friday.

According to State Police, 20-year-old Charles Emling was driving a pickup southbound on Tanglefoot Road when he left the road way and overturned.

A passenger, 18-year-old Kayla Choate was injured. She was flown to a St. Louis Hospital.

Charles Emling, the driver, faces DUI and underage consumption of alcohol charges.

Two additional passengers, Alexis Taylor and Adam Sanders, also face underage consumption charges.