Washington Co. – One is dead and another injured after a wreck in rural Washington Co. yesterday evening. According to a release from Illinois State Police, the accident happened at the intersection of county highways 6 and 13 when a vehicle being driven by 51-year-old Randall Koeller of Marissa failed to stop at a stop sign and was hit by a garbage truck being driven by 52-year-old Willie Willis of Sparta. The accident caused Kohler’s car to overturn. Koeller was pronounced dead at the scene. Willis was taken to a local hospital and later airlifted to a regional hospital with major injuries.
