Three injured in Shawneetown Trail wreck
<p dir="ltr"><span>Three people were injured, and one needed extraction, after a two-vehicle accident last Friday at the intersection of Palestine Road and Shawneetown Trail north of Chester.</span>
<p dir="ltr"><span>According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office crash report, a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser - driven by 22-year-old Matilda Wittenborn of Campbell Hill - was traveling north on Palestine Road when witnesses reported it disregarded the stop sign at the intersection with Shawneetown Trail.</span>
<p dir="ltr"><span>The PT Cruiser then proceeded into the intersection, where it was struck by a 2011 Buick Enclave driven by 46-year-old Malissa Montoya, of Benton.</span>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Both vehicles came to rest in a yard on the northeast side of the intersection. Wittenborn was extricated from the wreckage by Chester firefighters and she, Montoya and a passenger in Wittenborn’s vehicle - 18-year-old Lillian Wittenborn, also of Campbell Hill - were all transported to Memorial Hospital of Chester with injuries.</span>
<p dir="ltr"><span>A representative from the hospital confirmed to the Herald Tribune that the three victims were all treated and released.</span>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Matilda Wittenborn was ticketed for failure to yield at an intersection. The accident was reported at 4:42 p.m.</span>