Altamont Man Killed in Accident on Route 40

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Published on November 5 2016 9:36 am
Last Updated on November 7 2016 7:54 am
Written by Matt Robinson

An Altamont man was killed in a single vehicle accident early Saturday morning.
 
State Police report at 4:44am Donald L. Verdeyen, 63, was travelling east on US Route 40 at the S curves, approximately two miles west of Effingham, when his SUV left the roadway to the left and continued traveling east along the north ditch of US 40. The vehicle came to rest in the north ditch of US 40 just west of County Road 1075E.  
 
Verdeyen was pronounced dead at the scene by Effingham County Coroner Duane Guffey at 5:05 AM.