FAYETTE CO., Ill. - A man from Utah lost his life earlier today a few miles outside of Vandalia in a car-versus-pedestrian incident.
Illinois State Police out of District 12 Effingham report that the accident occurred at 6:16 a.m. this morning, Friday, August 24.
ISP said that preliminary investigative details indicate a tan 2002 Chevrolet pickup being driven by Nathaniel J. Hebenstreit, 37, of Mulberry Grove, was traveling westbound on U.S. 40 three miles west of Vandalia when the vehicle struck Paul Medina, 38, of Tooele, Utah, who was walking eastbound in the eastbound lane of traffic.
Medina was transported to Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia, but he was pronounced deceased.
No citations have been issued in the wake of the fatality.