On Sunday, July 17, 2022, at approximately 8:09 a.m., the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash, at the intersection of U. S. Route 30 and Millard Road, in rural Morrison, IL.
The crash was between an eastbound vehicle driven by Miranda M. Jenkins (dob 7/18/1988) of Clinton, IA, and a southbound horse-drawn buggy, being operated by Lewis E. Weaver (dob 1/17/1948) and Mary W. Weaver (dob 10/22/1956), of rural Fulton, IL. The Weavers were exiting the intersection, while heading south on Millard Road, when their buggy was struck by Ms. Jenkins’s vehicle. The Weavers were ejected from their buggy as a result of the crash and had to be transported from the scene by Morrison EMS to Mercy One Medical Center in Clinton, IA. They were then flown to the University of Iowa Hospitals for further treatment.
The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Fulton Police Department and Illinois State Police, along with Morrison EMS and Morrison Fire Department.