Two Vehicle Accident in MP

On December 23 at about 8 pm the Mt. Pleasant Police Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of East Washington and South Walnut Street. A van operated by Jens Erp of Bloomfield was traveling north on South Walnut Street. Erp failed to obey the red light for northbound traffic on South Walnut Street and continued through intersection of East Washington Street without stopping. Erp’s van was struck by another van operated by Jonathan Brown of Batavia that was westbound on East Washington Street. Both vehicles were considered a total loss. Three occupants in the Erp vehicle were transported by the Henry County ambulance crew for possible minor injuries. As a result of this investigation, Jens Erp was cited for failure to obey traffic control device.