Scherer Recovering From "Significant" Car Accident
Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) listens in a House committee hearing in 2022. Scherer was injured in a traffic accident April 1.
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Longtime Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) is home recovering after a serious car accident last week that left her with broken vertebrae in her back.
According to a release from the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, Scherer, who has served in the House since 2013, was involved in the crash April 1 at 8:17AM at the corner of Wyckles Road and Park Road in far northwest Decatur.
Scherer allegedly drove into oncoming traffic and was hit by another car.
According to the police report, Scherer said at the hospital she didn’t remember what happened. Later, she told police she looked at the intersection and didn’t see any traffic.
When we reached out to Scherer Monday on a separate issue, her daughter responded by text that she had been injured in a car accident. We did not seek further information.
The report states Scherer suffered a rib fracture and “three small vertebrae fractures that the [doctor] stated would heal with time and did not require surgery.”
A House Democrat spokesman issued a statement on behalf of the entire caucus:
“Rep. Scherer’s colleagues are glad to know she is on the road to recovery and look forward to welcoming her back when she is able.”
We’re told Scherer is home and recuperating from the accident. Her district encompasses most of Decatur and east and downtown Springfield, with a small strip of territory connecting the two.
