A Stanton teen involved in a head-on collision this (Tuesday) morning in Stanton was injured after the crash, when the vehicle she was driving knocked her down, and rolled down a hill. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department says 16-year old Joey Nicole Volquartsen was driving a 2001 Dodge Durango eastbound on Elliott Street at around 7:55-a.m., when she was blinded by the sun. When the SUV crossed over into the opposite lane of travel, 72-year old Sharmyn Brockshus, of Stanton, saw her coming and came to a stop. The woman honked the horn of her 2011 Chevy Malibu to warn Volquartsen, but the SUV struck the car head-on, causing the car’s airbags to deploy.

Following the collision, the teen put the SUV into park and got out of the vehicle, which then began to roll downhill. Volquartsen tried to stop the vehicle, but it knocked her down and continued down the hill to the intersection of Broad Avenue, where it finally came to a halt when it hit a tree, with the gearshift still in “Park.”

Volquartsen was transported by private vehicle to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Brockshus was not injured during the collision. Officials say there were no citations issued. Damage to the Durango, registered to Joseph Volquartsen, was estimated at $2,500, while the Malibu sustained $3,500 damage.