Three Injured in Crash Along Old Watson Road

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Published on July 6 2016 10:34 am
Last Updated on July 6 2016 10:34 am
Written by Millie Lange

Three people were injured in a crash along Old Watson Road Monday morning.

The crash happened just south of 1150th Avenue at 11:17 a.m. Effingham County Sheriff's Department reports a vehicle driven by 23-year-old Scott Figueroa of Watson came around the corner of Old Watson Road and struck a truck head-on driven by 16-year-old Shianne Verdeyen of Mason. Deputies say Verdeyen drove several feet off the right side of the road trying to avoid the other unit.

Figueroa and Verdeyen were both injured, as was Verdeyen's passenger, 22-year-old Tyler Wernsing of St. Elmo. All three were taken to HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham.

Deputies cited Figueroa for improper passing on the shoulder and operating an uninsured vehicle.