Flat Rock Man Killed in Crash in Lawrence County

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Published on January 20 2014 1:35 pm
Last Updated on January 20 2014 1:35 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

A Flat Rock man was fatally injured in an early morning crash Saturday.

State police say Joseph Decker's pickup truck ran off Birds Road, one mile west of Illinois 33 at 3:30am.  The pickup struck a ditch and culvert and then went airborne before coming to rest on its side in a creek.

The accident wasn't discovered until 10:12am.  Decker was pronounced dead at 10:31am.