Summit Township, IL-(Effingham Radio)-From the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:
LOCATION:
- State Highway 32 at State Highway 33 Junction, Summit Township
DATE and TIME:
- March 19 at 4:19pm
VEHICLES:
- Unit 1: Tan 2013 Volvo
- Unit 2: Gray 2020 Hyundai
DRIVERS:
- Unit 1 driver- 16 year old Leila F. Wright of St. Elmo
- Unit 2 driver- 33 year old Elizabeth C. Hartke of Beecher City
BRIEF SYNOPSIS:
- A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 was attempting to turn from Route 32 onto Route 33 while Unit 2 was travelling west on Route 33. Unit 1 thought Unit 2 was slowing down to turn onto Route 32. Unit 1 attempted to turn onto Route 33 while Unit 2 was travelling west when Unit 1 collided with Unit 2 causing air bag deployments.
TRANSPORTS:
- The driver of Unit 1 and Unit 2 were taken to HSHS St. Anthony’s Hospital by RuralMed EMS. Unit 1 driver non-incapacitating, Unit 2 driver incapacitating injuries.
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