Texas truck driver runs stop sign, injures two

On June 1 at approximately 6:14 p.m., Ogle County Sheriff’s Deputies along with the Polo Fire Department and Mount Morris Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of Pines Road and Lowell Park Road. 

Investigation by Deputies revealed that a southbound box truck driven by Jaunot Nelson, 35, of Dallas, Texas, failed to stop at the stop sign on Lowell Park Road and entered the intersection. 

The box truck was then struck by an eastbound vehicle traveling on Pines Road driven by Marcia Dewey, 37 of Polo, Illinois. Dewey was transported to KSB Hospital by Polo EMS and subsequently air lifted to OSF Saint Anthony’s with serious injuries.

A juvenile male passenger of Dewey’s vehicle was transported to a local hospital with suspected minor injuries.  Nelson was issued citations for Disregarding an Official Traffic Control Device and Failure to Stop at an Intersection with a return court dated issued.