Industry, IL: Three vehicles involved in crash after police say a driver ran a stop sign on Wednesday, July 29th 2015

Three vehicles were involved in a McDonough County crash that sent a driver to the hospital with serious injuries.A Chevrolet Equinox was headed westbound on 300 N on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 8:15 a.m.when the driver ran a stop sign at US 67, according to the Illinois State Police. When the Equinox went through the intersection, it crashed into the passenger side of a truck tractor that was pulling a Cornhusker semi-trailer. Then, the trailer being pulled by the truck tractor collided with another truck tractor.The Equinox was totaled, according to police. The truck tractor ran into an IDOT sign as it ran off the road. It then started leaking fuel.The last car to be hit had been stopped at US 67 and 300 N waiting to turn left into traffic, police said. Once it was struck, it crashed into a power pole.The driver of the Equinox, 29-year-old Erica Lynn Coufal from Astoria, Illinois was taken to a nearby hospital before being airlifted to another, according to Illinois State Police. Police said Coufal was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash and disobeying a stop sign.

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Three vehicles involved in crash after police say a
driver ran a stop sign