St. Elmo Man Injured in Crash

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Published on June 3 2015 9:04 am
Last Updated on June 3 2015 9:04 am
Written by Greg Sapp

A St. Elmo man was injured in a crash two miles east of Altamont on US Route 40 Tuesday afternoon.

Effingham County Sheriff's Department reports a vehicle driven by 55-year-old Timmy Campbell of Vandalia was eastbound on the highway and a vehicle driven by 65-year-old Louis Strauch of St. Elmo was westbound. Campbell began turning into a parking lot and the units collided. Campbell told deputies he did not see the Strauch unit before making the turn.

Strauch was injured in the crash and was airlifted to HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Campbell was not injured.

Deputies cited Campbell for driving too fast for conditions. The crash happened shortly before 2pm Tuesday.