Two juveniles were airlifted to St. Louis hospitals for treatment following a two-vehicle crash at Calumet and Elm Street in Centralia Saturday morning.
Preliminary information from Centralia Police and Fire officials indicate a pickup driven by 23-year-old Alexander Russell of Lakeview Drive in Salem was northbound on Elm Street when he couldn’t stop in time and ran a red light and collided with an eastbound van on Calumet Street driven by 52-year-old Charles Lawson of Dover Street in Centralia. Lawson was treated and released at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital. A six-year-old male juvenile and ten-year-old female in his van were taken to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital and later airlifted to a St. Louis Hospital for treatment. Russell refused hospital treatment.
The crash occurred at 10:47 Saturday morning. The Centralia City Fire Department and Lifestar Ambulance were called to assist those injured.
Complete crash information is not yet available from Centralia Police.
(This corrects type of vehicle being driven and information on injuries)
