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IL man pronounced dead at scene of traffic accident

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WAYNE CO., IL (WFIE) -

Illinois State Police say that an Illinois man died at the scene of a traffic accident Friday night around 5:25 p.m. in Wayne County.

Troopers say 52-year-old Richard L. Stehlick of Belleville, IL was parked in his truck on the south shoulder of I-64 eastbound, about .5 miles east of mile post 104. They say 44-year-old Christopher Sutton of Arlington, TX was driving a white Volvo truck-tractor/semi-trailer combination eastbound on I-64 approaching Stehlick's truck, when Stehlick abruptly attempted to turn north, crossing both lanes of traffic, into an emergency vehicle median turn-around. 

Sutton was unable to avoid a collision with Stehlick's truck and the front of the truck-tractor impacted the driver's side of the pick-up, ejecting Stehlick from the vehicle. Troopers say Stehlick was not wearing a seatbelt.

Stehlick was pronounced dead at the scene.

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