Published on May 9 2016 9:30 am
Last Updated on May 9 2016 9:30 am
Written by Greg Sapp
Effingham County Sheriff's Department handled two crashes with injuries on Sunday.
One crash happened at 8:50am on Funkhouser Road, just north of 975th Avenue in Jackson Township.
Deputies report an unknown vehicle drove into the path of a pickup truck driven by 17-year-old Joe Phillips of Effingham. Phillips swerved to avoid the unknown vehicle, left the roadway and struck a utility pole.
Phillips was injured and was taken to HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham.
Phillips was cited for not wearing a seat belt.
The other crash occurred at 7pm at the intersection of Illinois Routes 32 and 33, northwest of Effingham.
A car driven by 20-year-old Tanner Barnes of Shumway crossed the centerline and ran off the roadway, struck a utility box and went into south ditch of Route 33.
Barnes was injured, but declined treatment.
Barnes was cited for not wearing a seat belt.