Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- On October 28, 2026 at approximately 12:13 am the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on I-57 southbound, approximately 8 miles south of Effingham. Officers arrived and found a male trapped and unresponsive in the vehicle. He was identified as David Vorties, age 50 of Springfield, Illinois. The coroner’s office was contacted and Coroner Kim Rhodes responded to the scene and pronounced Vorties deceased at the scene.
Preliminary information indicated David Vorties was traveling southbound on I-57 at a high rate of speed and lost control of his vehicle as he exited the interstate at the Watson-Mason exit. He ran off the exit ramp and struck a tree.
Family members were contacted in Decatur and Springfield, Illinois.
Medical records were requested and toxicology samples were obtained by the coroner’s office. These results should be available in about two to three weeks.
Agencies on scene were: Effingham County Sheriff’s Department, Illinois State Police, Rural Med EMS and Watson Fire Department.
The case remains under investigation by the Effingham County Coroner’s Office and the Illinois State Police.
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