Thursday, March 28, 2024

EMS free driver from wreck on Monday

VFD-extricationJohnson County EMS and Vienna Fire Department personnel work to free the driver of this pickup truck Monday afternoon west of West Vienna. The 57 year old driver, who has not been identified by the Illinois State Police, was travelling east on Route 146, east of Mt. Pisgah Road in Johnson County, when he drove off the right shoulder.  He over corrected crossing over the westbound lane and hitting an embankment. The vehicle rolled and landed on it left side. The driver was transported by Air-Evac to St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau.