Williamson Co. – Several are recovering following a wreck on Rte. 148 in Williamson Co. Friday afternoon. According to a release from the Illinois State Police, the accident happened about a half mile south of Grassy Rd. on 148 when a southbound vehicle being driven by 45-year-old John Herring of Murphysboro crossed into the northbound lane and struck a vehicle being drive by 26-year-old Anthony Brown of Paducah. Both Herring and Brown were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. An adult passenger and four children in the vehicle with Brown also suffered from non-life threatening injuries. Charges are pending
