Peoria Business Leader Accused of DUI in Deadly UTV Crash
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Peoria business leader Joshua Bellamy, 52, founder of The Yard Peoria, accused of DUI in deadly UTV crash that killed woman Saturday night in rural Peoria County.
By Howard Packowitz
Published: Oct. 25, 2026 at 10:48 PM GMT+1
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Updated: 6 hours ago
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PEORIA COUNTY (25News Now) - A well-known business executive in the local sports community has been arrested on drunk driving charges following a deadly crash over the weekend.
Sheriff Chris Watkins said deputies responded to a private property accident around 11 a.m. Saturday in the 5600 block of North Kickapoo-Edwards Road. According to Watkins, a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) left a paved driveway, crashed into a wooden post, and overturned.
Four people were riding the UTV, including a 50-year-old woman who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Watkins said deputies had reason to believe the driver, Joshua Bellamy, was under the influence of alcohol. A search warrant was obtained to collect blood and urine samples after Bellamy refused field sobriety and chemical testing.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has not released the name of the woman who died.
Bellamy is the founder and owner of The Yard Peoria, a former warehouse used for year-round baseball and soccer. We spoke to Bellamy just last week, marking The Yard Peoria’s 10th anniversary.
The Peoria Riverfront Museum also lists Bellamy as the managing partner of Peoria City Soccer, participating in a “Soccer in America” discussion at the museum on October 7, according to the museum’s Facebook post.
Bellamy’s name is no longer on the Peoria City Soccer website.