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Peoria woman pleads guilty to meth-related, La Salle County crash that killed passenger

Logan could face 3-14 years at June 24 sentencing

A Peoria woman faces up to 14 years in prison when she’s sentenced June 24 for what’s believed to be the first meth-related fatal crash in La Salle County history.

Jiroe J. Logan, 25, entered a blind plea Thursday to aggravated DUI, a Class 2 felony with an extended sentencing range of 3-14 years in prison.

She will have an opportunity at sentencing to ask Chief Judge H. Chris Ryan Jr. for probation but would have to serve 85% of any prison time if Ryan so decides.

La Salle County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle crash June 30, 2020, on Route 18 near Streator. Two occupants survived but 24-year-old Samone Gregory, of Peoria, died from injuries.

Logan provided a urine specimen and it was positive for methamphetamine, leading to a charge of aggravated DUI. While the charge is commonly filed in fatal alcohol-related crashes, La Salle County prosecutors said they were unaware of any previous fatal crash involving meth within their jurisdiction.

Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Tom Collins covers criminal justice in La Salle County.