FAYETTE CO., Ill. - A driver from Belleville was injured and sent to an area hospital after a trucker from Canada struck the Belleville driver's vehicle.
ISP said it happened yesterday afternoon (Thursday, September 27) at 3:32 p.m.
Preliminary investigative details indicate that the Belleville driver, Licurlie M. Dotson, 34, in a gray 2014 Nissan, was traveling at a slow speed on Interstate 70 westbound at milepost 57 in Fayette County.
The trucker, Ronald A. McLean, 60, from Ontario, operating a white 2007 Peterbilt, failed to reduce its speed and struck the rear of the Nissan.
Dotson was transported to Fayette County Hospital for minor injuries.
Dotson was later cited for Driving While License Suspended.