1,200 Riders for Kroger Big K Run; Bittersweet Day With One Fatality

More than 1,200 riders helped raise more than $50,000 during the day. It became a bittersweet event after one rider was killed and a second rider was hurt during the day. Steven Matuszczak, 20, of Herrin, was pronounced dead from injuries suffered in an accident about 2:10 p.m. on Grassy Road just west of Pine Ridge Road, said Williamson County Coroner Michael "Junior" Burke. Illinois State Police said a motorcycle rear-ended a truck pulling a flatbed that was waiting for another car to turn on Illinois 154 west of Illinois 148 about 11:55 a.m. The person on the motorcycle was flown to St. Louis University Hospital for treatment of their injuries.