WILLIAMSON COUNTY - A 38-year-old De Soto man was killed in a motorcycle accident Wednesday afternoon.

Bernard Schiff was traveling west on the Herrin-Colp Blacktop at about 3:56 p.m. when an automobile traveling east attempted to make a left turn onto Greenbriar Road, turning into Schiff's path, according to a press release from Williamson County Coroner Mike Burke.

The incident is under investigation by the Williamson County Coroner, Williamson County Sheriff's Department and the Illinois State Police.