A construction worker was critically injured Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in Hancock County.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:20 AM to the area of 1750 East County Road 1800 North near Ferris for a report of a crash involving a construction worker.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, a 2019 Kia Sorento driven by 77-year-old Philip P. Knoche was traveling eastbound when it struck the worker before colliding with a paving machine.
The worker was airlifted to an area hospital with critical injuries.
Knoche was cited for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident.
The crash remains under investigation by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Illinois State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit.
