Savoy Man Arraigned Following Fatal Crash on I-74

A Savoy man was expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon in connection to a fatal crash that occurred Monday night on Interstate 74 in Champaign.

State Police arrested 27-year old David McClain Tuesday on charges of reckless homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. The wreck claimed the life of 26-year old Yingbo Zhou, a University of Illinois student from China. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup says a preliminary autopsy shows the woman died of a traumatic head injury. Four others were injured in the crash. State Police say McClain's SUV crashed into a car in which Zhou was a passenger, and then sped away. According to court records, he had been arrested last month for driving with a suspended license, and faced many other traffic violations in Champaign County the last several years.