Missouri Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Accident in Effingham County

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A Missouri man was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Effingham County Wednesday morning.  Illinois State Police reports say the accident occurred at 10:50 a.m. on Interstate 70 east bound, about 1 mile west of Effingham.  72 year-old George William Stillman of St. Charles was traveling westbound on I-70 when for, unknown reasons, he entered the median and then turned around at the median turn-around.  Stillman then started traveling eastbound on I-70 where he lost control of his vehicle and entered the ditch on the south side of the interstate.  The vehicle overturned multiple times and Stillman was ejected from the vehicle.  Stillman was pronounced dead at the scene by the Effingham County Coroner.