JEFFERSON COUNTY — A Breese man was involved in an alcohol-related crash in Jefferson County Sunday morning.

According to Illinois State Police, 45-year-old Eddie A. McCandrew was driving his pickup truck east around 8:40 a.m.on Interstate 64 at mile post 65 when he said he fell asleep. McCandrew’s truck left the roadway and struck a tree.

McCandrew suffered major non-life threatening injuries and was taken  by ambulance to Crossroads Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was wearing a seatbelt.

State Police charged McCandrew with driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal transportation of alcohol, improper lane usage, operating an uninsured vehicle and possession of cannabis.