Man killed in single-vehicle crash in rural Murphysboro
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reports a Murphysboro man was killed in a crash on Tuesday morning.
According to the sheriff’s office, the crash happened around 7:40 a.m. on January 2 on Town Creek Road, near Worthen Cemetery Rd. in rural Murphysboro, Illinois.
An initial investigation revealed 27-year-old Kyle Lee Thompson was driving a black 2002 Mitsubishi eastbound on Town Creek Rd.
His vehicle went off the right side of the roadway to the right, struck a driveway culvert, then overturned multiple times.
The sheriff’s office said Thompson was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle.
He died at the scene.
Town Creek Rd. was closed for about two hours.
This investigation is ongoing.
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