Three were injured in a crash in Watson at 11:17 a.m. on Monday in a head-on collision. 23-year-old Scott N. Figueroa, of Watson, came around the corner of 1200th Street and struck a vehicle driven a 16-year-old from Mason who tried to avoid the collision by driving off the right side of the roadway.
Figueroa, the 16-year-old driver and a passenger in their vehicle, 22-year-old Tyler Wernsing of St. Elmo, were transported to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Effingham for treatment.
Figueroa is charged with improper passing on a shoulder, and operating an uninsured vehicle.