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Four involved in crash
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Four people involved in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of South Congress Boulevard and Vaughn Lane Friday escaped serious injury. Smithville Police said Pamela Gipson, 53, of Murfreesboro was traveling west on Vaughn Lane in a 1996 Chevy pickup when she failed to yield at the intersection and collided with a 2006 Ford SUV. Perry Taylor, the driver of the SUV was traveling south on Congress Boulevard. Gipson’s granddaughters, Dana Black and Haylie Padgett were passengers in the Ford when the vehicle was hit in the driver’s side. Taylor was transported by DeKalb EMS to St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital with minor injuries. Gipson was cited for failure to yield and for violation of the financial responsibility law (no insurance).Members of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department were assisted at the scene.