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Authorities: Springfield Woman's BAC Three Times The Legal Limit

Authorities say a Springfield woman had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit when involved in a crash that killed two.  

Andrea E. Little is charged with aggravated driving under the influence in connection with a crash that killed 16-year-old Pleasant Plains High School student Danielle Allen. Authorities say Little was eastbound on Illinois 125 late Saturday when her car veered and crashed into a car driven by Allen.  

Also killed was a passenger in Little's car, 36-year-old Steven Moore of Jacksonville. State's Attorney John Milhiser said Little's blood-alcohol level was measured at .28.  

The 27-year-old Little appeared Wednesday in a Sangamon County courtroom via a closed-circuit television feed from jail.  

Defense attorney Tim Timoney did not object to Little's bond being set at $1 million.

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