Tuesday morning crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injury on Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia.
Responding agencies included the Columbia Police Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia EMS and Columbia Fire Department.
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Columbia Police Chief Jason Donjon said he is working with the Illinois Department of Transportation and city officials to install a flashing yellow left turn arrow light at this intersection, among instituting other changes.
Columbia police officers patrol Route 3 regularly for traffic safety, Donjon said. From Dec. 1 through Jan. 13, Columbia police issued 408 traffic citations or warnings along the Route 3 corridor.