A contract worker for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) was killed Tuesday morning by an automobile that veered into into a highway striping truck on Interstate 64 (I-64) near O'Fallon. Three other workers were injured in the accident, two of whom were airlifted to an area hospital in critical condition, according to the Illinois State Police.
The man who died was identified Tuesday afternoon as Dennis J. Beard, 48, of Pocahontas, Ill.