One person was injured yesterday in a crash on I-57 at milepost 44.

It happened in the northbound lanes shortly after 1:30 yesterday afternoon. Police say 35 year old Cassandra Green of Thompson, Illinois, hit the rear of a semi trailer driven by a Tennessee man when traffic slowed for construction.

Green was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. She is charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash and operating an uninsured vehicle.