JASPER COUNTY ACCIDENT

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Two people were hurt in a single vehicle accident in rural Jasper County late Saturday night. Illinois State Police report that a 2012 Chevrolet being driven by 18 year old Hailey Cook of Mattoon was traveling north on Jasper County Road 800 East around 10 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway. Her vehicle ran off the west side off the road and into a ditch. Cook and her passenger 18 year old Peyton Wills of Newton were injured-Cook was taken by ambulance to St Anthony Hospital and Wills to Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. After investigation, authorities did ticketed Cook for Improper Lane Usage.