Authorities are continuing their investigation into a single-vehicle crash that occurred late last Monday morning, October 13th along Illinois Route 130 in Richland County.
According to officials, 60-year-old Elaine Blankenship of West Salem was traveling northbound on Route 130, just over a mile northwest of Parkersburg when her vehicle veered off the highway. The vehicle struck a ditch embankment and rolled over near North Woods Lane.
Blankenship and her passenger, 61-year-old Lisa Maher, also of West Salem, were both airlifted by helicopter to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene and was assisted by other emergency personnel. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.