Highway worker in Warren County struck by tire, seriously injured

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The Warren County Sheriff says a highway worker was injured and LifeFlighted Monday morning after he was believed to have been struck by a wheel that came off a vehicle. 

The unidentified worker was standing near a guardrail on U.S. 67 on the bridge near 280th Avenue in Warren County. 

Witnesses say a tire came off the trailer of a southbound unit. 

The victim was transported to a local hospital before being flown to Peoria for further treatment. The extent of the injuries is being withheld at this time.

Witnesses told deputies they saw a dark pick-up truck pulling a tandem, side-walled dump trailer.
They believe that was where the wheel came from.

Anyone who has knowledge of who owns or was using the trailer is asked to call Monmouth Dispatch at 309-734-8383 or the Sheriff’s Office at 309-734-8505.

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