FRANKLIN COUNTY — A rear-end crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle happened Friday on Illinois 34 in Franklin County.

Franklin County Sheriff David Bartoni says 32-year-old Amanda R. Valdes of Benton was traveling east in her vehicle and was stopped in traffic to turn into a driveway when 59-year-old Charles S. Hargett of Thompsonville struck Valdes’ vehicle in the rear on his motorcycle.

Abbott’s EMS arrived on scene. Hargett was taken to an out of state hospital. Valdes was taken to a local hospital.

Hargett was ticketed for no insurance and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.