Double-fatality crash claims Willard student

Two people were killed in a car crash just after 5 p.m. Sunday one-half mile north of Willard on
Farm Road 105.
The incident occurred when Robert Hicks, 28, of Willard steered his 2013 Chevrolet Traverse
across the center line and into the path of 17-year-old Reese Johnson, a Willard High School
senior, from Springfield, who was driving a 2007 Mini Cooper. Both drivers were killed as a
result of the collision. Johnson was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash, while Hicks
was not.
A third person, Davey Hicks, 27, of Springfield, a passenger in Robert Hicks' car was taken to
Mercy Hospital with moderate injuries.
It has been reported that Willard Public Schools announced the girl's death Monday morning.