MENDOTA – The driver of a van was life-flighted with serious injuries after reportedly striking two different Illinois Department of Transportation trucks on I-39 on Thursday. Around 10 AM Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments were called to the southbound lanes near the US Route 34 exit for a crash with entrapment. The van had allegedly struck the rear of one IDOT truck, hitting the attached attenuator, then proceeded to hit another IDOT truck and attached asphalt trailer. LaSalle Fire Department assisted in the crash, and no injuries to state workers or first responders was reported. The crash remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police.
