KINGSTON – Four people, including an infant, were taken to area hospitals with injuries not considered life-threatening after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon at Route 72 and Pleasant Hill Road, police said.
About 2:46 p.m., Bernard Ray, 70, of the 32000 block of Pleasant Hill Road in Kingston, was traveling north on Pleasant Hill Road in a red Pontiac Vibe when he pulled in front of a black Dodge Ram traveling west on Route 72 and was T-boned, according to a news release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.
The Pontiac was pinned against a utility pole off the northwest side of the intersection, and a stop sign was taken down during the crash.
Ray got out and walked with a limp before being put on a stretcher and leaving the scene in an ambulance, witnesses said. He was taken to Kishwaukee Hospital, according to a news release from the sheriff's office, and was cited for failure to yield at a stop intersection.
The release said Jessica Summers, 34, of the 5100 block of East Walden Road in Byron, and two children, Kacee Summers, 7, and Kane Summers, 1, were taken to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.
Everyone was wearing seat belts, the release said.
Traffic was temporarily halted at the intersection as the sheriff's office and Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District worked at the scene.
The Pontiac was towed away by Genoa Automotive Repair, and the Dodge was towed by Schock's Towing in Gilberts, Rood said.
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