WALNUT HILL, IL – Police and first responders were dispatched to a car accident in Walnut Hill early Sunday morning, according to WJBD.
The crash took place at 4507 East Carpenter Road at about 12:53 a.m. A motorist told Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies that he was heading eastbound and lost control of the car while trying to avoid hitting a deer in the roadway. The vehicle entered a ditch on the south side of the road, continued east and collided with a tree.
The driver, a 22-year-old man, and his passenger, a 21-year-old woman, were treated at the scene for minor injuries. Both are Centralia residents. No citations were issued in the incident.
Responding to the accident along with Jefferson County deputies were Marion County Sheriff’s deputies, Centralia Police, the Centralia Fire Protection District, and Lifestar and Litton’s Ambulance services.
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