ST. LOUIS, MO – According to KSDK, a hit-and-run driver fatally T-boned another driver at West Florissant ave and Riverview Blvd Wednesday.
The driver of a Pontiac Bonneville was driving at excessive speeds on West Florissant Ave when it ran a red light and collided with a Ford Fusion driven by Shante Herron, 45.
Following the collision, the drier of the Pontiac fled the scene on foot.
First responders were dispatched to the crash site around 10:15 a.m. They pronounced Herron dead at the scene.
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