One Person Injured in Jo Daviess County Crash

One person was injured in a crash Saturday in Jo Daviess County. 49 year old Michelle Deshane of Hanover was taken by ambulance to Midwest Medical Center in Galena for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. According to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Department, the crash happened on Highway 20 at about 10:30am Saturday. A report says that Jo Daviess County deputies and Elizabeth police were assisting with traffic control for a large funeral and traffic was slowing for vehicles turning into a parking lot when Deshane’s vehicle rear-ended a vehicle driven  by 30 year old Ashley Dempsey of Galena. Deshane was cited with failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash and not having a valid driver’s license.