Driver airlifted after hitting combine head-on in Sangamon County

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A driver was airlifted to the hospital with injuries after hitting a combine head-on in Sangamon County.

The crash happened at 5:13 p.m. Thursday in the 15300 block of Old Jacksonville Rd.

The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, the Illinois State Police, the New Berlin Fire Department, Chatham Fire Department, and Sangamon County Rescue Squad all responded to the scene.

Deputies said a 2017 white Jeep Cherokee struck a John Deere combine.

The Jeep, driven by a 29-year-old man, was driving west bound on Old Jacksonville Road and crashed into the front of the John Deere Combine, deputies said.

The driver of the combine told deputies he was driving east bound on Old Jacksonville Road going 10 miles per hour. The driver of the combine said the Jeep swerved into the east bound lane of traffic and struck the front of the combine.

The driver of the combine was not injured.

The driver of the Jeep is from Springfield, and was transported to an area hospital by helicopter for serious injuries.

He was issued citation for reckless driving, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and driving with a revoked driver’s license.

He is currently at an area hospital receiving treatment for his injuries.

This incident is under investigation.