A man was found dead in his vehicle on Interstate 70 in Fayette County over the weekend. Fayette County Coroner David Harris reports that he was dispatched on Saturday evening in regards to an individual being found dead in a vehicle at mile marker 72 in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70. Coroner Harris says he pronounced 39 year old Richard J. Deshong of Ford City, Pennsylvania dead at the scene. Coroner Harris says an autopsy will be performed on Deshong today at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Effingham. The investigations into the death is continuing by the Fayette County Coroner’s Office and the Illinois State Police.
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