Police: Driver was drunk, had drugs in his system when he hit a truck and business in Decatur

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Police were called out for a serious injury in Decatur early Friday morning. 

Officers responded to the intersection of Eldorado St. and Illinois St. just after 1 a.m. 

Investigators said a car was traveling south on Illinois St. in the center lane approaching Eldorado St.

A truck was traveling east on Eldorado St. in the left-hand lane approaching Illinois St. 

Witnesses said eastbound traffic on Eldorado St. had a green light, and southbound traffic on Illinois St. had a red light. 

Police said the car ran the red light and struck the truck in the intersection. Both vehicles were pushed southeast, and the truck hit a building at 1103 E. Eldorado St., Ace Fashion Beauty Supply. 

The driver of the car, a 26-year-old man from Decatur, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the truck, a 27-year-old man from Hammond, was not seriously injured. 

The driver of the car had a BAC of 0.137 and had meth and cannabis in his system, police said. The driver of the truck had nothing in his system.