Update: Police release more details on Friday’s fatal crash

ST. LOUIS, MO – Police released the identify of the man killed in Friday night’s crash as well as additional details on the incident.

This is an update to an earlier post.

According to St. Louis Post-Dispatch, police identified the man killed in the crash as 53-year-old James Baker.

Baker was driving in the 4100 block of South Broadway when he traveled off the road and struck a tree. The incident occurred around 5 p.m.

Police report Baker was pronounced dead at the crash scene.

It is unknown why Baker drove off the road.

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