Elderly Beecher City Man Injured in Sunday Crash

An elderly Beecher City man was injured in a crash during the noon hour Sunday.

State police say 94-year-old David Shrake told them he blacked out, causing him to lose control of his vehicle on Illinois Route 128, one mile north of Beecher City. The vehicle ran off the roadway to the right, struck a traffic sign and a ditch, and came to rest about 20 free on the north side of the roadway in a field.

Shrake was injured and was taken to HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham.

No citations were issued.