Ripon Woman Involved In Washington County Accident

A 21-year-old Ripon woman avoided serious injury when her car was struck by a van on I-41 in Washington County’s Town of Addison Tuesday afternoon. The 74-year-old Franklin man driving the van was trying to switch from the right to left lane on southbound I-41. His van spun and flipped on its side after striking the woman’s car. Both drivers suffered minor injuries. The accident affected traffic on I-41 southbound for about an hour.