A 62-year-old Illinois woman sustained injuries on Wednesday in a single-car crash on I-64 in Washington County.
Illinois State Police identified her as Cindy Hill, a resident of Chatham in Central Illinois.
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The accident occurred in an area to the west of Okawville.
Hill was heading east on the interstate approximately 2.5 miles west of the Okawville exit when the accident occurred.
Police said she reported that her car hydroplaned because of the heavy rain and she lost control of the vehicles.
The car left the roadway, struck a bridge support, and overturned on the right shoulder.
Hill was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. She was also cited for improper lane usage.
It does not appear that anyone else was injured in the crash.
Single-car crashes are often due to speeding or road and weather conditions. However, they can also be the result of impairment, fatigue, distraction or reckless driving.
Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle passes through more water than its tires are able to scatter.
Water is forced under the tire and it separates the rubber from the road, causing the tire to lose traction.
The motorist is no longer able to steer or brake and sometimes the resulting accident is fatal.
Hydroplaning can occur whenever it rains but the road tends to be most dangerous within the first ten minutes of light rain.
When rain and residual mix on the road surface, it becomes very slippery. Vehicles are especially likely to hydroplane when they are traveling at speeds greater than 35 miles per hour.
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