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Payson man recovers from accident after falling asleep at the wheel

Posted: 04.04.2012 at 6:23 AM

Melissa Shriver is a News Anchor and Reporter for KHQA.

QUINCY, ILL. -- A Payson man is recovering from a rollover accident Wednesday morning after he fell asleep behind the wheel.

Adams County Sheriff's Deputies say around 4 a.m. Wednesday, 21-year-old Levi Long was driving west on Highway 96 near the intersection of Payson Road.

That's when he went off the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned.

Long was taken to Blessing Hospital for his injuries.

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