KIRKWOOD, Mo. — A Chesterfield man died in a crash involving a semitruck Saturday afternoon on Interstate 270 in Kirkwood.
It happened just before 12:30 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Guy Porter, 65, was driving a Kia Soul northbound on I-270 near Dougherty Ferry Road when he tried merging left in front of the semitruck that was traveling in the third lane.
While merging, the back of the Kia struck the front end of the semi, and the Kia went on to crash into the center median and overturn, according to MSHP.
Porter was pronounced dead at the scene, and his vehicle was totaled.
The driver of the semitruck was uninjured in the crash, according to MSHP. The semi sustained only minor damage.
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