EARLVILLE – A 20-year-old woman from Batavia died early Sunday morning after the pickup truck she and four others were in crashed near the Lee County border with LaSalle County.



Five people were in the front seat of a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado at the time of the crash, Lee County Sheriff John Varga said. Anna Danielson, 20, of Batavia, was ejected from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene.



Varga said alcohol was a factor in the crash, and that charges are pending against the driver, Jakub D. Baker, 21, of Leland.



Varga said Baker drove the truck through the T intersection of North South and Welland roads in eastern Lee County and rolled in a field.



Sheriff's deputies arrived at 12:39 a.m. Sunday, and according to a news release, by then Baker and a passenger, Tyler Becker, 19, of Earlville, had fled. Becker was later located at a local hospital, and Baker was found at his home in Leland.



Two other passengers, Max Boltz, 19, of Earlville, and Danny Heath, 22, of Leland, were transported to Mendota Hospital.



The crash is still being investigated, Varga said.



