NORTH LEWISBURG — A woman was hospitalized after she reportedly fell asleep while driving and crashed into a piece of farm equipment in the village of North Lewisburg.
Deputies from the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office report Patricia Phillips, 70, North Lewisburg, was operating a 2011 GMC pickup truck about 2:15 p.m. Monday when she crashed into the rear of a John Deere tractor pulling a trailer in the area of Mill Street and Weaver Way.
Phillips sustained apparent minor injuries, and was transported to a hospital in Marysville. She reported to law enforcement that she’d fallen asleep while driving, which led to the crash.
The driver of the tractor, Randy Hunt, 53, of North Lewisburg, did not report any injuries.