EFFINGHAM, IL : Tired driver gets ticket after crash near Effingham on Saturday, February 4th 2017
Illinois State Police said a driver was in no state to be behind the wheel when he crashed his semitruck into an interstate median and the vehicle rolled onto its side early Saturday near Effingham.
The accident happened at 5:20 a.m on I-57 southbound about five miles north of Effingham. Truck driver Roland G. Balossa, 40, of Texas was injured. He was taken to HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham and later airlifted to Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Police ticketed Balossa for improper lane usage and “driving while ill or fatigued” after the wreck.
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Tired driver gets ticket after crash near Effingham