WAYNE COUNTY FATAL ACCIDENT

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A Wayne City Illinois man was killed late Friday night in a single vehicle accident down in Wayne County. Illinois State Police at Carmi report that around 10 p.m. Troy Manahan was traveling south in a car on Illinois Route 242 when he missed a curve and ran off the right side of the road. The vehicle went through a large grassy median and then struck an embankment. The car then overturned before coming to rest in a field. Manahan was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are continuing to look into the circumstances surrounding that fatal mishap.