Tuesday crashes bring deputies, ambulances

Saline County Sheriff's Deputies responded to multiple wrecks Tuesday morning during a 45 minute-period when cold air turned melted snow into ice.

Deputies handled wrecks on state Route 34 North near the Franklin County line, on Harco Road, on state Route 34 near Raleigh, on Raleigh Chapel Road and at Liberty Road at McHaney Road, according to Sheriff Keith Brown.

None of the crashes resulted in major injuries, but several were taken to Harrisburg Medical Center Tuesday for treatment of minor injuries.

Another crash happened Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Route 45 at the Harrisburg Middle School as school was letting out, but that was not ice-related.

At 7:44 a.m. Tracy L. Morse, 38, Harrisburg, was driving north on Liberty Road approaching McHaney Road while Rodney A. Burroughs, 48, Harrisburg was driving west on McHaney Road. The Morse vehicle slid on the icy roadway and struck the Burroughs vehicle head on, though both were traveling at safe speeds due to the icy conditions, according to the accident report.

Morse and passenger Brittany N. Morse, 8, were transported to Harrisburg Medical Center for treatment as were Burroughs and passengers Hannah N. Burroughs, 7, and Tristan D. Crisp, 13, according to the report.

At 7:57 a.m. on Raleigh Chapel Road the vehicle driven by Diane Grisham, 58, Raleigh, skidded on the ice and struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Mary C. Fox, 60, Raleigh, that was stopped in front of her at the intersection at Raleigh Road, according to a sheriff's accident report. There were no reported injuries.

At 7:52 a.m. Stacey M. Stout, 23, Thompsonville, was driving on state Route 34 North a mile south of West End Road when she lost control of her vehicle and struck a tree. She did not report an injury.

At 3:05 p.m. Jonna Hale, 42, Harrisburg, left Harrisburg Middle School and was attempting to turn from Purple Pride Lane left onto U.S. Route 45 and struck the U.S. Route 45 southbound vehicle driven by Carl E. Galasinski, 72, Carrier Mills, according a sheriff's accident report.

Hale's passenger, Megan Hale, 9, was taken to Harrisburg Medical Center and a second passenger, Chance Hale, 11, was not hurt.

Galasinski and his passenger, Duwanna Galasinski, 52, were both taken to HMC.

Deputies cited Hale on a charge of failure to yield at an intersection.