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One person injured in two vehicle crash east of Centralia

By Bruce Kropp May 11, 2021 | 12:07 PM

State Police say one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Illinois Route 161 near Zion Hill Road east of Centralia.

Preliminary investigative details indicate 40-year-old Davenia Flagg of Centralia stopped in eastbound traffic behind another vehicle when she was struck in the rear by a pickup truck driven by 18-year-old Jonathan Fisher of Centralia.

Flagg was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.   Fisher was not hurt.

Fisher was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

The crash occurred at 2:18 Monday afternoon.