Posts Tagged ‘bluff road’
Monroe County man dies in head-on crash
Several emergency agencies responded to a two-vehicle, head-on crash shortly after 5:45 p.m. Friday on Bluff Road near Sand Bank Road in Columbia that resulted in the death of a…
Read MoreArrest in copper wiring theft
A Prairie du Rocher man was arrested in connection with the theft of copper wiring last week in Randolph County. Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters said John C. Jones, 52,…
Read MoreMonday crash near Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday in the area of Bluff Road north of Limestone Lane near Valmeyer. The driver of the vehicle told…
Read MoreRollover crash near Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 11:30 p.m. Saturday to an apparent rollover crash in the area of Bluff Road at Ziebold Road near Valmeyer. A vehicle was found overturned in…
Read MoreString of crashes involving deer in Monroe County
The annual “don’t veer for deer” campaign by the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Department of Natural Resources serves as a reminder of safe driving practices this time of…
Read MoreVehicle gets stuck on tracks near Maeystown
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Maeystown Fire Department responded to the railroad crossing at the intersection of Bluff Road and Outlet Road west of Maeystown at about 8:30 p.m.…
Read MoreRural railroad crossing concerns raised
Just west of Maeystown at the rural intersection of Bluff and Outlet roads, a stretch of railroad has already seen three separate crashes this year. Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger…
Read MoreMonroe County dispatchers honored
During Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, three members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department dispatching team were recognized for outstanding performance and professionalism in handling two separate calls…
Read MoreNo injuries after train strikes car
Emergency personnel responded shortly after midnight early Saturday morning to the railroad crossing at Outlet and Bluff roads west of Maeystown after a train struck a car on the tracks.…
Read MoreSaturday morning crash on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded about 10:15 a.m. Saturday after a vehicle struck a light pole along Bluff Road at Hanover Road. No injuries were reported in the crash, but the vehicle…
Read MoreSaturday motorcycle crash on Bluff Road near Valmeyer
Valmeyer police and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and EMS responded about 10:35 a.m. Saturday morning for a single motorcycle crash on Bluff Road near Old Bluff Road near Valmeyer. The…
Read MoreReckless driving on Bluff Road
Police were alerted to three or four BMWs with Missouri plates on Bluff Road southbound near Fountain Road in Monroe County shortly after 7:20 p.m. Sunday that were traveling at…
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