Friday afternoon crash east of Waterloo

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, EMS and Waterloo police and fire departments responded just after 3 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 156 at Goeddeltown Road east of Waterloo.

The MCSD crash report indicates a 2013 Ford Escape driven by a juvenile female from Waterloo was traveling east on Route 156 when it struck the back of a 2019 Toyota Camry driven by Donna Gibbs, 68, of Fults.

Gibbs said she was stopped on the roadway as she was preparing to turn left onto Goeddeltown Road at the time of the crash.

Gibbs was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for neck pain. The driver of the Escape complained of possible injury and was transported to an area hospital by EMS for further medical observation.

Both vehicles were disabled as a result of the incident, and traffic was limited to one lane on Route 156 as emergency personnel worked to clear the scene. The roadway was reopened by about 3:45 p.m.

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