FAYETTE COUNTY, IL — A fatal crash occurred Monday at 10:45am on Route 185 northwest of Vandalia near the intersection at 500 East. 47-year-old Chad Kinstler of Sparta was killed when the driver of the pickup he was a passenger in fell asleep, ran off the side of the road, overcorrected, and crossed the centerline striking a trailer. That trailer was being pulled by a commercial truck driven by 43-year-old Jesse Rosenberger of Vandalia who was uninjured in the crash.

Sparta resident 26-year-old Evan Dotson was the driver of the truck and was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. After the truck struck the trailer, it ran off the road again entering a ditch and striking a tree.

Dotson was cited for improper lane usage, driving while fatigued, no valid driver’s license, failure to wear a seatbelt, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.