The Greene County Sheriff’s Office responded to two separate vehicle crashes Monday.

The first incident happened at 1:08pm on Highway 30 and Orchard Avenue. Twenty-one-year-old Padyn Reep of Panama was traveling east on the highway in a 2004 Chrysler Sebring. Reep didn’t see a stopped 2018 Ford F-150 truck that was driven by 75-year-old Gary Fitzgerald of Texas and she rear-ended the truck. Fitzgerald and a passenger were taken to Greene County Medical Center by Greene County Ambulance with minor injuries. Both vehicles were totaled in the crash and Reep was cited for failure to stop in assured clear distance.

The other incident happened at 8:52pm on M Avenue and 245th Street. A 16-year-old was driving a 2004 Buick Rainier and swerved to miss hitting another stopped vehicle that the minor couldn’t see because of the dust. The teen lost control of the vehicle and rolled it into the east ditch. One of the passengers in the rolled vehicle was taken to the medical center with injuries. The vehicle was considered to be a total loss and the driver was cited for failure to maintain control. 

The Jefferson Police and Fire Departments, along with Greene County Ambulance assisted at both scenes.