A Tamms, Ill., man was killed in a one-vehicle accident late Friday night in Alexander County, according to the Illinois State Police.
Carlos L. Spence, 27, was killed when the car he was a passenger in ran off the road and struck a tree on Grapevine Trail between Thebes and McClure around 11 p.m. He was wearing his seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The car's driver, 28-year-old Adam R. Ford of McClure, wasn't wearing a seat belt and received only minor injuries. He was taken to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Charges against Ford are pending, police said.
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