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State Police release more details on Friday afternoon crash south of Salem

By WJBD Staff Dec 19, 2023 | 8:40 AM
ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)

State Police have released more information on a Friday afternoon crash that sent a 23-year-old Salem woman to a local hospital for treatment.

Preliminary information indicates Tierra Lawson was traveling southbound on Illinois Route 37 near Church Road when she attempted to pass the vehicle in front of her. She lost control, traveled into the oncoming northbound lane of traffic and came to rest in the ditch on the left side of the road.

Lawson was ticketed for improper lane usage.

The crash occurred at one Friday afternoon.