On Saturday evening, February 8, Ogle County Deputies responded to the area of West Haldane Road and North Summer Hill Road for a single-vehicle crash.
After an investigation, it was learned a Chevrolet, driven by a 17-year-old juvenile, was westbound on West Haldane Road when it went through the T-intersection and struck the ditch embankment along North Summer Hill Road.
One 19-year-old occupant of the vehicle was transported to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, violation of a graduated driver’s license by having more than one passenger under 20 y/o, and use of an electronic communication device on a roadway.
Polo EMS assisted deputies at the scene.
