One Hospitalized After S.R. 129, 50 Crash

Update (1:30 p.m.) 

A local driver was hospitalized after a two vehicle crash Wednesday morning at the intersection of S.R. 129 and 50.

Brenda Shaw, 50, Cross Plains, was driving a 1993 Lexus traveling on C.R. 400 East.

Crash investigators say she failed to yield-the-right away when crossing U.S. 50 to S.R. 129 around 7:40 a.m.

Her vehicle was struck by an Oldsmobile driven by Jimmie Brandt, 47, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Shaw was transported to Margaret Mary Health for treatment of hip pain and a laceration on the cheek. Brandt did not require medical treatment.

The accident forced police to divert traffic until the scene was cleared shortly before 9 a.m.

Update (10:10 a.m.)

The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the scene of the crash has been cleaned up around 9 a.m.

WRBI will update the story when more information is released.

First report (8:12 a.m.)

MILAN — Emergency crews are on the scene of a two vehicle accident Wednesday morning in Ripley County.

The crash occurred before 8 a.m. at the intersection of S.R. 129 and U.S. 50.

The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene as an ambulance crew is believed to be en route.

A witness says drivers are unable to turn onto S.R. 129 from U.S. 50. Watch for delays if you are traveling through the area.