ANNA, Ill. -- A man was injured in a traffic accident after apparently falling asleep and then running off the road.
The one-vehicle accident happened at 4:14 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 57 in Pulaski County, Ill., the Illinois State Police report.
Willie L. Greer, 71, of Sauk Village, Ill., was taken to Union County Hospital in Anna, then transfered to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau where he was admitted for treatment.
The state police said Greer's car ran off the road and struck a clump of trees.
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