Three Vehicle Crash Injures Two on North Route 45

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Published on September 24 2014 10:23 am
Written by Greg Sapp

A three-vehicle collision on US Route 45 north of Effingham Tuesday morning injured two people.

Effingham city police report a vehicle driven by 21-year-old Tyler Stephens of Sigel rear-ended a vehicle driven by 43-year-old Alan Bloemer of Effingham, causing Bloemer's vehicle to rear-end a vehicle driven by 37-year-old Jennifer Buening of Sigel. The crash happened at 6:45am in front of Mid America Motorworks.

Stephens and Buening both sustained injuries. Stephens was taken by ambulance to St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Buening refused treatment.

Stephens was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid the crash.