AN ASHTON WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER SUFFERED INJURIES LAST NIGHT FOLLOWING A 2-VEHICLE CRASH WEST OF ROCHELLE.
THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE A SHORT TIME AFTER 6:30 IN THE 10,900 BLOCK OF ROUTE 38 NEAR THE SHANGRI-LA TRAILER PARK.
REPORTS INDICATE THAT A 16-YEAR OLD FROM ROCHELLE WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON ROUTE 38 AND FAILURE TO STOP IN TIME. HER CAR STRUCK A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 31-YEAR OLD AMANDA HARRIS OF ASHTON.
HARRIS AND HER 12-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ALIVIA HUERAMO WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO ROCHELLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.
THE TEEN, WHO WAS NOT HURT IN THE ACCIDENT, WAS TICKETED BY OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S POLICE FOR FAILURE TO REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND FOR NOT WEARING HER SEAT BELT.
SHERIFF'S POLICE WERE ASSISTED AT THE SCENE BY ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ALONG WITH THE ROCHELLE AND FLAGG CENTER FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.