For Immediate Release:
Mattoon Fire Department responded to a report of a traffic crash on Interstate 57 South Bound at the 189 Mile Marker. While in-route to the accident Mattoon Fire Personnel were informed that the accident involved a car and stalled semi-trailer. The driver of the vehicle was trapped and upon Mattoon Fire arrival, the driver had been removed from the vehicle. Mattoon Fire Personnel treated the patient before patient was loaded onto the helicopter for transportation to Carle hospital in Champaign. Lincoln Fire Protection District also responded and assisted Mattoon Fire Personnel with this incident. Mattoon Fire units cleared the scene.
Time of Call – 1215 hours
Cleared – 1309 hours