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Sleep a factor in I-55 accident near
Atlanta 
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[October 09, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- A Cahokia woman
fell asleep at the wheel Tuesday morning near mile marker 139 on
Interstate 55. Angelique Hill, 21, of Cahokia, was northbound at
7:54 a.m. in a silver Chevrolet Impala, with passengers, David L.
Gaines, 23, of Carbondale and a 2-year-old, also from Cahokia.
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 Hill fell asleep, and when she awakened she swerved to avoid hitting
another vehicle. The Impala crossed the median, rolled over and came
to rest in the southbound left lane.
Hill and the 2-year-old female passenger were transported to St.
John's Hospital in Springfield with non-life-threatening injuries.
Gaines was treated at the scene and refused further treatment.
Assisting the Illinois State Police at the scene were the Logan
County Sheriff's Department, Lincoln Police Department, Atlanta
Police Department, Atlanta Fire and Rescue, and Logan County
Paramedics.
[Information derived from Illinois
State Police report]
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