One Person Injured in Jasper County Accident

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   A Willow Hill woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident that occurred late Wednesday night in Jasper County due to dense fog conditions.  Illinois State Police say the accident occurred on the Ste. Marie / Willow Hill Blacktop near Willow Hill at around 11:30 p.m.  56 year old Driss Badarelli Boutahri of Cincinnati, Ohio, had his semi-truck trailer parked in the southbound lane and was outside of his truck when 60 year old Margaret A. Pritchard of Willow Hill was northbound and swerved to avoid hitting Boutahri.  Pritchard then ran her vehicle into the ditch.  Pritchard was injured and transported to Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.  Boutahri was not injured. Boutahri was ticketed for improper parking on the roadway.