MORRISON, Ill. — A car carrying a former Morrison mayor and his wife traveled off the roadway and struck a tree Sunday, March 27 on South Orange Street, according to the Morrison Police Department.
Former Mayor R. Everett Pannier, 79, was driving south at about 8:45 a.m. Sunday before his car went off the road and crashed into a tree. Everett and his wife, Nancy Pannier, 78, were transported to a local hospital for their injuries, police said.
Nancy was pronounced dead at the hospital, Everett was airlifted to a hospital in Rockford for a higher level of care, according to the police department.
The crash remained under investigation as of Monday morning.
Everett served as mayor of Morrison for 8 years. After deciding not to run again in 2021, he was replaced by Scott Vandermyde.
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