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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and a 9-year-old child was seriously injured in a vehicle crash Friday night in Port St. Lucie.
Police were called to a crash at Southeast Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Southeast Airoso Boulevard just before 9 p.m.
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Jillian Butler, 37, was arrested on a charge of DUI causing serious bodily injury after she caused a four-vehicle crash that critically injured the child, Port St. Lucie police said.
Investigators said Butler was traveling east on Port St. Lucie Boulevard in a red Nissan Altima when it struck the rear of a black Mercedes-Benz R350 that was stopped at the red light on Port St. Lucie Boulevard.
![A woman was arrested for DUI and a 9-year-old child was seriously injured in a vehicle crash Friday night in Port St. Lucie.](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ba2cffc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1140+0+0/resize/1280x713!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2Fc9%2F6a4950e24298a99088995208a572%2Fpsl-crash-062422-03.jpg)
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That crash caused the Mercedes to travel forward and crash into the rear of a stopped blue Hyundai Elantra, which then crashed into the rear of a stopped Hyundai Kona.
The driver and passenger of the Mercedes were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 9-year-old child, who was a passenger in Butler’s vehicle, was seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital.
Butler was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and later arrested.
![A woman was arrested for DUI and a 9-year-old child was seriously injured in a vehicle crash Friday night in Port St. Lucie.](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/86648a2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1096+0+0/resize/1280x685!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe3%2F1e%2F19e12b2c47efa7fbd74ea80e59c6%2Fpsl-crash-062422-02.jpg)
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