Herrin man sentenced

A Southern Illinois man has been sentenced to serve three and a half years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on a charge of aggravated driving under the influence.

Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced the sentencing of Frank D. Hopkins, 49, of Herrin on the aggravated DUI charge. The charge is a Class 2 felony.

Edmonds said Hopkins was arrested on the evening of Oct. 13 by Illinois State Police on Interstate 57.