Piedmont Women Injured in Jeff Co Crash

Two Piedmont women sustained moderate injuries Thursday, Feb. 15, in a two-vehicle crash in Jefferson County. The accident occurred at 6:19 p.m. on Route E at Upper Blackwell Road.

Jo A. Behr, 65, of Piedmont was northbound in a 2010 Ford Focus. According to the Highway Patrol, a westbound 20014 Chevrolet 1500, driven by 42-year-old Donald J. DeClue of Cadet, stopped at a stop sign on Blackwell Road and then travelled across Route E in front of Behr’s car. The front of Behr’s car struck the left side of DeClue’s trailer.

Behr and a passenger, 86-year-old Anna J. Midgett, sustained injuries. They were taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital Jefferson.