Effingham, Il – Right after midnight this morning at 12:25 a.m. first responders were called to I-70 Eastbound at milemarker 69, approximately 6 miles east of Vandalia.
60 Year-old Gary M Nixon of Detroit, MI was driving east on the right lane of the interstate when he struck the rear of a trailer being driven by 57 year-old Kidane Feriew of McKinney, TX.
In the press release published by the Illinois State Police (District 12), their preliminary investigation showed when after Nixon rear-ended Feriew, he came to stop his vehicle in the right lane, and Feriew stopped on the right shoulder.
Both drivers were taken to Fayette County Hospital for their Injuries.