FRANKLIN COUNTY — Two people were involved in a head-on crash Sunday on Illinois 37 in Franklin County.

According to Franklin County Sheriff David Bartoni, 35-year-old Matthew J. Ude of Pinckneyville was driving north and left the roadway. He overcorrected and struck 56-year-old April D. Tedro of Benton head-on. Tedro was going south when the crash happened.

Ude was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Tedro was taken to a local hospital by a witness of the accident.

Ude was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and improper lane usage.