Bloomington Police make arrest in fatal hit-and-run crash

Posted on September 14, 2017

Bloomington Police blocked off a large section of Morrissey Drive after the fatal hit-and-run crash on Wednesday. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Police are seeking felony drunk driving charges against a Bloomington man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Bloomington Wednesday morning.

According to McLean County Jail records, Darin Scott, 54, was taken into custody shortly after the crash. Police say they arrested him at his home when they found a red minivan that matched the description of the vehicle at the crash scene.

Officers were called to Morrissey Drive near the intersection with Chrisman Lane shortly after 11:30 a.m. They found a female passenger dead and a male driver with serious injuries. McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis is expected to release the woman’s name following an autopsy Thursday. The man was taken to OSF St. Joseph Medical Center where his condition is not known.

Police say they had coincidentally received a tip from an anonymous caller before the crash that the driver had a history of drunk driving. McLean County court records show Scott was charged with DUI from a separate incident last month. That case is pending.

A large section of Morrissey Drive was closed for hours following the crash.

Bloomington Police’s Criminal Investigations Division is conducting the investigation. Police are asking anyone with information to call Detective Tim Power at (309) 434-2579 or McLean County Crime Stoppers at (309) 828-111. The Crime Stoppers organization offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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