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Girard Man Seriously Injured in Crash North of Farmersville

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 06:53:10 CDT

A 22-year-old man was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Friday, Aug. 30, north of Farmersville.

Nicholas Cox of Girard was airlifted from the scene and taken to Memorial Hospital in Springfield with serious injuries. According to the Illinois State Police, a westbound truck, driven by 46-year-old Stephen Condon of Pawnee, struck the driver's side of Cox's vehicle at the intersection of East 2nd Road and Virden Avenue in Montgomery County. Cox was driving his vehicle north at the time of the incident.

Tanner Stelle, 23, of Girard, was a passenger of Cox's at the time of the accident, which occurred at 3:46 p.m. No other injuries have been reported. The incident remains under investigation.