EFFINGHAM COUNTY — A 63-year-old Altamont man was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Effingham County.

Illinois State Police reports indicate that a vehicle driven by Donald L. Verdeyen was traveling east on U.S. Route 40 in Effingham County at 4:44 Saturday morning, about 2 miles west of Interstate 57, when State Police say the driver left the roadway to the left and continued traveling east along the north ditch of Route 40.

Verdeyen’s vehicle then came to rest in the north ditch, just west of County Road 1075 East. Verdeyen was pronounced dead at the scene by Effingham County Coroner Duane Guffey at 5:05 Saturday morning.