Pedestrian hit in Peru by drunken driver: police

A pedestrian was struck and injured by a vehicle Wednesday in Peru, and the driver has been charged with DUI.

Peru police said in a report Thursday that patrol officers and the Peru Volunteer Ambulance Service were dispatched at 5:34 p.m. Wednesday to Shooting Park Road and Plum Street.

There, the driver of a Nissan Pathfinder was traveling east on Shooting Park Road when he struck a pedestrian crossing from Plum Street.

David W. McGunnigal, 47, of Peru, was charged with DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and illegal transportation of alcohol, according to an updated report Peru police issued Friday.

The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital before being flown by Life Flight to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria for treatment of their injuries. Law enforcement sources said Friday the pedestrian remains hospitalized in Peoria, but had no updated condition report.

McGunnigal was released with a notice to appear in court.

La Salle County Circuit Court records updated Friday did not show a filing against McGunnigal nor indicate whether he retained legal counsel.