A 29-year-old Springfield man sustained serious injuries and was airlifted after his Jeep collided with a John Deere combine Thursday. It happed around 5:13 p.m. on Old Jacksonville Road in New Berlin. The driver of the combine told police he was driving 10 miles per hour and the Jeep, driven by Frederick Johnson, swerved into his lane and struck the front of the combine.
Deputies recovered over 124 grams of suspected cannabis, 22 individually factory-packaged gummies and assorted cannabis and over $14,000 in cash from the Jeep. Johnson was cited for reckless driving, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and driving with a revoked driver’s license. The driver of the combine was not injured. Johnson is currently at an area hospital receiving treatment for his injuries.