La Salle man ticketed after crash on Route 71

A crash near the La Salle and Putnam County line Thursday allegedly happened after someone ran a stop sign.

Police say Gregory McAdams of La Salle was heading north on Meridan Road yesterday afternoon when he ran the stop sign and hit a semi on Route 71.

McAdams remained hospitalized in good condition Friday afternoon at St. Margaret’s in Spring Valley.  William Lonie of Earlville was driving the semi.  Local hospitals have no reports of him being there.

McAdams was given tickets for not slowing down to avoid a crash and disobeying at stop sign.

This story has been corrected since being originally published.