Crash w/Injury South of Effingham Friday Morning

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Published on October 24 2021 6:56 pm
Last Updated on October 24 2021 6:56 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

One person was injured when a truck crashed south of Effingham early Friday morning.

The crash happened at 5:33am on I-57 northbound near the Watson-Mason interchange. A box truck driven by 22-year-old Jon Williams of Wakefield, Virginia, ran off the roadway to the right, re-entered the roadway, then overturned. The truck came to rest on the driver's side. 

Williams was taken for treatment. Williams was cited for improper lane usage.

Both lanes of northbound I-57 in the area of the crash was closed for over an hour.