Sunday, September 17, 2017

Five Mount Vernon residents, including three children, injured in two-vehicle crash

Five Mount Vernon residents were injured in a two-vehicle crash 10:40 a.m. today on Farm Road 1150, two miles northeast of Mount Vernon.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2017 GMC Yukon driven by Chelsie L. Wilmoth, 32, Mount Vernon, and a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Evelyn J. Davenport, 78, Mount Vernon, arrived at an uncontrolled intersection at the same time striking each other.

The Wilmoth vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a phone box. The Davenport vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a fence.

Davenport was treated for moderate injuries at Cox South Hospital, Springfield.

Wilmoth and three passengers, Brody Wilmoth 9, Landon Wilmoth 6 and Sophia Wilmoth, 7, all  of Mount Vernon, were treated for minor injuries at Mercy Hospital, Springfield.

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