Officials urge safe driving as family plans Swansea construction worker’s funeral

Union and county officials are announcing funeral arrangements for a construction worker who was hit and killed last week in Shiloh and imploring drivers to be careful on the road.

Murphy Rogers, 55, of Swansea, died Friday after being struck by a vehicle on southbound Illinois 158, also known as Air Mobility Drive, near its intersection with Maple Street in Shiloh, according to a press release by Shiloh Police Department on Monday.

Local and Illinois State Police are investigating. The minor female driver isn’t being identified…

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