DONGOLA YOUTH HURT IN ACCIDENT

MOUNDS, Ill. -- A 16-year-old Dongola youth sustained serious injuries Thursday afternoon when the vehicle he was riding in ran into the median on I-57 just south of Mounds.

Matthew Bone was taken by helicopter to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau after the 3 p.m. accident.

He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Denise Bone, 22, of Dongola. She went to the same hospital with minor injuries.

The other passengers were Leanna Bone, 12, and Ryan Bone, 9. Both sustained minor injuries.

A spokesman for the Illinois State Police said Bone's vehicle was southbound on I-57 when she lost control and ran into the median.