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One Person Seriously Injured In A Single Vehicle Accident Near Farmersville

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:51:03 CDT
(Farmersville)--One person was seriously injured in a single vehicle accident Saturday evening on Interstate 55, south of Farmersville. According to State Police, a vehicle driven by 28 year old Luis Rodriguez of Mexico was southbound on the Interstate, when he allegedly passed out behind the wheel.

According to witnesses, Rodriguez was shaking behind the wheel, suffering from an apparent seizure. His vehicle went across the southbound lanes, through the median, and into the northbound lanes.

Rodriguez then drove back into the median, where the vehicle came to rest. Rodriguez was taken by Raymond-Harvel ambulance to St. Francis Hosptial for treatment. No citations were issued in the accident.