Flora Man Injured in Crash in Watson Township

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Published on October 21 2016 9:22 am
Last Updated on October 21 2016 9:22 am
Written by Greg Sapp

A Flora man was injured in a car-deer crash in Watson Township early Friday morning.

Effingham County Sheriff's Department reports a car driven by 57-year-old James Crespo of Flora was traveling on US Route 45 just north of 800th Avenue when the car struck a deer. The car swerved off the highway, striking a large ditch. The car then left the ditch and continued into a field.

Crespo was injured and was taken to HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. No citations were issued in the crash that occurred at 1:20am.