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One Dead, Three Injured in Coffeen Road Accident

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 09:45:36 CDT

One person was killed and three others were injured in an automobile accident north of Coffeen on Saturday, June 15.

Matthew Schwab of Mt. Olive was pronounced dead at 9:24 p.m. Saturday at HSHS St. John's Hosptial in Springfield.

According to Montgomery County Sheriff Rick Robbins, Schwab was driving east on North 9th Avenue when he drove through a stop sign at the Coffeen Road intersection and was hit by a northbound car. The collision caused both vehicles to hit a power pole and come to a stop in a field.

Mitchell Durbin of Nokomis was the driver of the other vehicle. Cortney Gray of Greenville and an unidentified juvenile were his passengers.

Schwab, 42, and Gray, 19, were airlifted to St. John's Hosptial by ARCH Medical Services. Durbin, 20, and the juvenile were taken from the scene by Hillsboro Area Ambulance Service.

The incident occurred at 6:46 p.m. Also assisting at the scene were the Coffeen and Hillsboro Fire Departments.