| Friday, July 18, 2008 6:55 PM CDT |
South Streator woman killed after driver fails to stop at sign
By Pantagraph staff
WENONA -- An 81-year-old driver told police she doesn’t remember what led to a crash that killed a 48-year-old South Streator woman Thursday morning east of Wenona, Illinois State Police said Friday.
Paula L. Medema, 48, was westbound on Illinois 17 around 8:05 a.m. when she was struck by a car driven by a Wilma E. Leatherman, 81, of Eureka, who was northbound on County Road East 11th, police said in a statement. Leatherman failed to stop at a stop sign at that intersection, and the two vehicles -- both Ford Tauruses -- ended up in the northwest ditch.
Medema was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:59 a.m., authorities said. Leatherman was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in Streator, where she was still a patient Friday, though her condition was not immediately available.
No citations have been issued in the crash, which remains under investigation.
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