Illinois logger dead after tree fall

Published July 10, 2014 10:30pm ET



BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A 41-year-old man is dead after being struck by a tree in a southern Illinois logging accident.

Franklin County Coroner Marty Leffler said Anthony L. Tolliver of Clay City died while working just east of Benton. Benton is about 100 miles southeast of St. Louis. Clay City is in eastern Illinois about 80 miles northeast of Benton.

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