FAYETTE COUNTY — Two St. Elmo residents were airlifted from the scene of an ATV crash just north of Brownstown in Fayette County Saturday night.

According to Illinois State Police, around 7:31 Saturday night, 49-year-old Darrin Wright was driving the ATV north on Fayette County Road 1700 East when a deer struck the front of the ATV.

The ATV ran off the road where it overturned, ejecting Wright and his 49-year-old passenger Cheryl Wright.

Both the driver and passenger were transported by Air Evac to St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Darrin Wright was ticketed for operation of a non-highway vehicle on the road.