WHITE CO., Ill. - A Harrisburg woman was cited in White County after allegedly running a stop sign and smacking into a car toting two elderly people.
Illinois State Police said the crash occurred at 9:47 a.m. this morning, Wednesday, November 16.
ISP said according to the preliminary traffic crash investigation, the driver of the 2007 Ford Explorer, Jaida N. Cissna, 28, of Harrisburg, was traveling northbound on U.S. Route 45 when she failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Illinois Route 14.
Cissna’s vehicle struck a 2008 Ford Explorer, driven by George L. Chaffin, 90, of Carmi, who was westbound on Illinois Route 14.
Cissna’s vehicle hit Chaffin’s vehicle on the driver’s side, causing Chaffin’s vehicle to overturn and come to rest in a ditch located on the northwest corner of the intersection. Cissna’s vehicle came to rest in the westbound lane of Illinois Route 14.
Chaffin and his passenger, Ruth M. Chaffin, 85, also of Carmi, were transported from the crash scene by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash.
Both vehicles were towed from the crash scene. Cissna was cited for Disobeying a Stop Sign and Use of an Electronic Communication Device while Driving.
ISP District 19 was assisted at the crash scene by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), White County Sheriff’s Department, Norris City Police Department, White County Ambulance Service, Harre’s Ambulance Service, Enfield Fire Department, and Cherry Street Automotive.