ST. LOUIS, MO – A 73-year-old male driver was killed after crashing under a semi on North Hanley Road early Friday morning.
According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Robert E. Lee was traveling northbound on North Hanley Road when he traveled into oncoming traffic. His 1993 Geo Prism crashed under a semi driven by 48-year-old Scott E. Blotevogel. The fatal crash occurred north of Scudder Avenue around 3:07 a.m.
Lee, of Kinloch, was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:12 a.m. He was not wearing a seat belt.
Blotevogel, of Worden, IL, was wearing a seat belt.
The Geo was totaled and the semi sustained extensive damages.
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