ASHLEY, IL – One person was killed and another injured in an accident in Washington County on Christmas morning, according to WJBD.
The fatal wreck happened in the area of County Highway 7 and North Carolina Road in Ashley. Authorities said a man was driving a pickup truck when he went off the roadway and crashed into a ditch.
The driver, a 49-year-old man from Pinckneyville, was pronounced dead at 2:10 a.m. after being transported to an area hospital. He reportedly was unrestrained when the crash occurred. A female passenger suffered what were reported as major injuries, and was taken to St. Louis University Hospital.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene along with the Washington County Ambulance Service, Nashville Fire Department, and the Nashville Police Department.
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