A Ramsey man was taken to the hospital following a one vehicle accident on U.S. Route 51 in Fayette County Tuesday. Illinois State Police reports say the accident occurred at 1:46 pm on Tuesday afternoon on Route 51, 4 miles north of Vandalia. State Police reports say that a vehicle driven by 75 year old Gary Custard of Ramsey was traveling southbound on Route 51 when he swerved to miss a deer and drove off the roadway to the east, where the vehicle struck the ditch and embankment. Custard was transported by Fayette County Hospital.