ILLINOIS MAN HURT IN TRUCK ACCIDENT

WARE, Ill. -- James O. Short, a tractor-trailer driver from Marion, was listed in fair condition Thursday night at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau following an accident near Ware.

Illinois State Police reported Short was eastbound on State Route 146 at about 12:20 p.m. Thursday when a gust of wind caused him to drive off the right side of the road. He got back on the road, then hit the Clear Creek Bridge guard rail on the left side.

Short's truck went over the guard rail and into the creek. He had major injuries and was taken to Southeast by LifeBeat helicopter.