Champaign man remains hospitalized following crash

LEVERETT – A Champaign man remained hospitalized this morning after an accident on Interstate 57.

According to an Illinois State Police report, Richard Scott Vlietstra, 38, was driving a white 2005 GMC Freightliner with Oklahoma registration north on I-57 near Leverett at 5:17 a.m. Monday when he suddenly saw something in the road.

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