AREA FATAL ACCIDENT

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Illinois State Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of an area man in a single vehicle accident in Jasper County earlier this week. Authorities report that a 2009 Buick being driven by 24 year old Jarret Zumbahlen of Newton was heading north on a rural road around 7 p.m. Wednesday when for an unknown reason the vehicle veered off the right side of the road and hit a large tree headon. Zumbahlen was pronounced dead at the scene. The roadway had to be closed for 2 hours to clean up the wreckage.