Effingham Woman Injured in Crash in Watson

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Published on August 15 2016 1:22 pm
Last Updated on August 15 2016 1:22 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

An Effingham woman was injured in a weekend crash in Watson.

Effingham County Sheriff's Department said the crash occurred at 5:25pm Saturday at Vine and Maple Streets. 70-year-old Gerald McNeely of Effingham was traveling on Maple when his SUV ran off the roadway and overturned on its side.

McNeely's passenger, 66-year-old Janice Bryan-McNeely of Effingham, was injured and was taken to HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham.

Gerald McNeely was cited for DUI and failure to reduce speed to avoid the crash.