A driver reportedly falling asleep at the wheel led to a two-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 94 north of Aledo Wednesday. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department says the driver, identified as 52-year-old Aaron Clayton of Aledo, fell asleep traveling southbound and crossed the center line, hitting another vehicle, driven by 57-year-old Annette Blackmore of Aledo.
Blackmore’s vehicle caught fire. Both drivers were seriously injured in the collision.
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Aledo Police Department, Aledo Fire Department, Life Flight, and Genesis Ambulance.