Two Injured in Crash West of Altamont

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Published on April 20 2017 10:10 am
Last Updated on April 20 2017 10:10 am
Written by Greg Sapp

Two people were injured in a crash west of Altamont.

State police say a SUV driven by 45-year-old Fernando Soto of Hartford, Connecticut was passing a truck driven by 63-year-old Dennis Huelsmann of Breese when Soto's vehicle crossed the lane line and struck Huelsmann's vehicle in the front driver's side steer tire. The contact caused Huelsmann's truck to run off the roadway to the right, strike the ditch and roll over. The vehicle came to a rest upright on its wheels.

Huelsmann and his passenger, 25-year-old Eric Becker of Breese, were injured and were taken to HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Soto was cited for improper lane usage.

The crash happened on I-70 eastbound, two miles west of Altamont, at 6:30 Wednesday morning.