ST. LOUIS, MO – A man was killed when his vehicle crashed near downtown St. Louis on Saturday afternoon.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to S. 18th Street near Gratiot Street shortly after 3 p.m., and found a male driver unconscious with a significant head injury.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the driver, behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Tahoe, was going north on S. 18th Street when he crossed over the raised center median and into oncoming traffic.
The driver became partially ejected before sideswiping a light pole. The vehicle then came to rest against a fence near 18th and Gratiot.
Accident Reconstruction Investigators were requested to the scene and took over the investigation.
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