CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A Ohio man needed hospital treatment after crashing his semi-truck Thursday morning on I-57.
A press release from Illinois State Police says it happened before 8 a.m. on I-57 just south of Tolono.
Troopers say 53-year-old Rusty Masters, of Byesville, Ohio was driving a brown 2020 Freightliner semi-truck north on I-57 when his vehicle ran off of the roadway and into the median.
Police say his truck then hit a concrete support pillar connected to an overhead sign.
The man was then taken to a hospital for treatment. The release says he is expected to survive his injuries.
Masters was given a ticket for improper lane usage.
