Macks Creek Teenage Girl Killed in Car Accident Near El Dorado Springs

A Macks Creek teenager has died following a three vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in Cedar County. The Highway Patrol reports a 2007 Ford Focus was stopped, waiting to a make a left turn when a pickup truck struck it in the rear. The car then traveled off the right side of the roadway while the pickup crossed the center of the roadway and was struck by a semi tractor trailer. A passenger in the pickup truck, 19 year old Jonna Witherow was killed while the drivers of both the Ford Focus and the pickup received serious injuries and were taken to area hospitals for treatment. The driver of the semi was not injured. The accident occurred on Highway 54, 5 miles east of El Dorado Springs.
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