Two people were injured in an accident that occurred in Summit Township on Tuesday morning.
According to a press release from the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department, the accident occurred at 5:46am on Tuesday on State Highway 33 and State Highway 32 in Summit Township. According to the report, 24 year old, Blayne M Davis, of Stewardson was traveling southbound on IL Hwy 32. 77 year old, Clyde D Shamhart, of Beecher City was traveling westbound on IL Hwy 33. The Davis and Shamhart vehicles then collided. Both Davis and Shamhart were taken to HSHS St Anthony’s Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Blayne Davis was cited for disobeying a stop sign and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.