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Another fatal accident in Wabash County

Monday, October 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM

By Steve Anderson

Tragedy has hit Wabash County in southeastern Illinois for the second time in less than one week.

The Illinois State Police and Wabash County Coroner's Office report that 26-year-old Ryan Haught of Bellmont died at the scene after being struck on his electric bicycle by a Jeep Friday evening October 9th on Illinois Route 1 near the city of Mt. Carmel. The driver of the Jeep was uninjured.

The circumstances surrounding the fatal mishap remain under investigation with an autopsy on Haught scheduled for Monday, October 12th to determine the exact cause of death.

The accident was the second fatal crash in Wabash County. On Monday, October 5th, a pedestrian was struck and killed while walking along Illinois Route 15.