Drunk Driver Knocks Over Railroad Signal in Jo Daviess County

Authorities say a drunk driver knocked over a railroad signal before her vehicle caught fire in a crash Saturday morning in Jo Daviess County. 36 year old Jessica Voss and a 14-year-old male, both of Freeport, refused medical treatment at the scene. According to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Department, Voss was traveling east on North Stagecoach Trail and North Street in Nora at around 4am when she attempted to negotiate a curve in the roadway and lost control of her vehicle. The vehicle left the pavement and struck a railroad crossing signal, knocking it over. The vehicle then came a rest south of the railroad tracks and caught fire. Voss faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, endangering the life or health of a child, failure to reduce speed causing an accident and improper traffic lane usage.