A Deputy with the White County Sheriff’s Department was injured in a crash while responding to a call on Tuesday.
On March 11th, the White County Sheriff’s Department and the White County Ambulance were traveling toward Phillipstown to answer a call of a juvenile injured in an ATV accident.
While driving on IL Route 1, a sheriff’s Deputy’s vehicle collided with another driver. After the impact, the Deputy lost control of the car, which hit a culvert, went airborne, and rolled multiple times before coming to a rest.
EMS and other units from the White County Sheriff’s Department, Carmi Police Department, and Norris City Police Department all aided in the accident. The Deputy received multiple abrasions but no life-threatening injuries and was taken to Deaconess Hospital for evaluation. The other vehicle’s driver and passenger were uninjured but very shaken up.
Sheriff Weiss stated that the Deputy’s family informed him that he had sustained a fractured collarbone but was released from the hospital.
