A 28-year-old Springfield man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning, October 12, in Wayne Township near Cable.
According to the crash report, Tommy Smith was traveling east on East State Route 296 around 5:15 a.m. when his 2001 Toyota Celica traveled left of center and struck a guardrail in the westbound lane.
The vehicle then returned to the eastbound lane and struck another guardrail, where it came to rest. The crash report indicates the vehicle overturned and caught fire.
Smith was transported by North Lewisburg EMS to Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana with suspected serious injuries.
Wooten’s Towing removed the vehicle from the scene.
