Emergency personnel responded about 8:05 p.m. Friday to a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 between J and LL roads south of Waterloo.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said a 2018 Ford Focus driven by Gary Juelfs, 64, of Red Bud, was traveling north on Route 3 with a 2015 Ford Fiesta driven by Christian Rees, 21, of Steeleville, trailing behind it. The Fiesta struck the rear of the Focus, resulting in the Focus entering the southbound lanes of Route 3, where it was struck by a 2023 Nissan Rogue driven by Cody Spradling, 38, of Fairview Heights.

Juelfs was transported to an area hospital by Monroe County EMS for treatment of unspecified injuries.

The Red Bud Fire Department assisted police and EMS at the scene.