Crash on Interstate Monday Morning East of Effingham (UPDATE)

More information now available on a car crash east of Effingham early Monday morning.

Illinois State Police were notified of the crash at 4:50am along I-70 westbound, five miles west of Montrose. A vehicle driven by 24-year-old Ryan Scott Ulch of Kendallville, Indiana ran off the roadway due to a medical emergency. The vehicle ran through some trees and ended up on its passenger side in Second Salt Creek.

Teutopolis firefighters used the Jaws of Life to take the top of the vehicle to remove Ulch. He was taken to St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham for treatment. 

Ulch was cited for improper lane usage. Emergency crews were on scene about an hour.