A person is injured after a one-vehicle accident on I-57 in Effingham County.
Illinois State Police say the driver of a truck tractor, Roland G. Balossa (40) of Fort Worth, TX was hospitalized after the crash Saturday morning at approximately 5:20 a.m.
ISP says Balossa was travelling southbound about 5 miles north of Effingham when the truck exited the roadway into the median, where the truck flipped onto its side.
Balossa was taken to St. Anthony Hospital in Effingham, then flown to Carle Hospital in Champaign.
The driver was cited for improper lane usage and driving while ill/ fatigued.
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