PERRY COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – A Du Quoin man was seriously injured in a single vehicle crash in Perry County.

It happened around 1:30 AM Sunday on State Route 152 just east of Butternut Road.

According to Illinois State Police, 25-year-old Jerel Holmes was eastbound on Rt. 152 when he left the road to the right and hit a tree. The vehicle overturned and Holmes was ejected.

He was taken to Marshall Browning Hospital and later transferred to a St. Louis hospital with serious injuries.