MAGNOLIA – A single vehicle accident that left a vehicle overturned in a ditch two miles east of Magnolia has taken the life of a Henry teen. The Illinois State Police say that on Wednesday just before midnight a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Issac Tijerina of Marseilles was traveling on Route 18 and reportedly swerved to avoid a deer in the road. The vehicle left the roadway and overturned into a ditch filled with water. A passenger in the vehicle, 18-year-old Autumn D Unruh, of Henry, was pinned in the vehicle. She was removed by fire personnel and transported via helicopter to a hospital where she later passed away. The incident remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police.
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