The Taylorville Police Department responded to an accident Thursday morning. 23-year-old Jacob D. Reber of Taylorville and an underage female of Morrisonville were both traveling eastbound on Springfield Road in Taylorville when the underage female stopped in traffic and Reber did not stop in time to avoid striking her car.

Reber received front end damage to his car and the underage female received damage to the rear end of her car, but neither was towed from the scene. No injuries were reported and Reber was issued a citation for failure to reduce speed and was given a court date.