Belleville, IL : 72-year-old man from St. Charles, Missouri, was killed in a crash on Wednesday, 23rd May 2018

A 72-year-old man from St. Charles, Missouri, was killed in a crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 70 near Effingham.

Illinois State Police responded to a crash on eastbound I-70 just before 11 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a driver that had lost control of his pickup and was ejected from it, according to a news release.

The driver of the Ford F-150, George Stillman, was driving westbound when he entered the median and turned around to drive eastbound on I-70. He started driving, then lost control of his vehicle and slid into a ditch on the south side of the interstate.

He flipped multiple times and was ejected from the pickup, Illinois State Police said. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Source :
One dead in single-vehicle crash on I-70, near Effingham