Shiloh police investigate death of construction worker hit by vehicle

Local and state police are investigating the death of a St. Clair County road construction worker who was hit by a vehicle driven by an unidentified minor on Friday morning east of Shiloh.

The victim was Murphy Rogers, 55, of Swansea, according to a press release posted Monday morning by Shiloh Police Department, although county Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. told the BND on Saturday that he lived in East St. Louis.

“It was very tragic,” Shiloh Detective Sgt. Kyle Bade said by phone on Monday afternoon…

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