EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — A 5-year-old Altamont child was seriously injured Sunday at the Effingham County Fairgrounds when a horse racing pace car's extended gate struck the child in the grandstand. Effingham County Sheriff, Paul Kuhns said a little after 1:00 P.M. Sunday they were called out to the fairgrounds with reports of an [.]