Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Madison County, near SIUE campus
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A southeast Missouri man was killed in a fatal single-car crash near Southern Illinois University Edwardsville early Friday morning, according to investigating agencies.
Paul W. Wisdom, 78, of Park Hills, Missouri was traveling east on Illinois route 143 at the SIUE’s northern access road in a white Nissan pickup truck at around 5:49 a.m. The truck left the roadway for unknown reasons, struck an embankment, and rolled over causing Wisdom to be ejected from the vehicle, according to Illinois State Police.
A passerby saw the wreckage and called 911, the release stated.
Wisdom was pronounced dead on the scene at 6:15 a.m. by Madison County Coroner Senior investigator Diondra Horner. Edwardsville Police and Fire Departments as well as the Illinois State Police responded to the crash, a release from the coroner’s office stated.
The preliminary cause of death appears to be blunt chest trauma. Routine toxicological testing for the presence of drugs and alcohol will be performed and a final cause of death remains pending, the coroner’s release said.
The crash remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police and the Madison County Coroner’s Office.
This story was originally published May 20, 2022 at 2:43 PM.