ST. LOUIS — Investigators released the name of the teenager killed in a Wednesday morning crash on southbound 1-55 near Broadway.
Lemay resident, Brett Cappiello, 19, was driving south on I-55 when he lost control of the vehicle, which struck the median, spun, rolled over and caught fire, according to information from SLMPD.
Drivers pulled Cappiello from the vehicle. A 22-year-old passenger was ejected from the same vehicle during the crash.
Cappiello and the passenger were both taken to a hospital. Cappiello was declared dead when he arrived; police did not release the passenger's medical condition.
The one-vehicle crash happened around 4 a.m. St. Louis police said the car caught fire after the crash. The fire was put out and the accident reconstruction unit was requested to help with the investigation.
The crash had SB I-55 closed from Gasconade Street to Broadway Street for several hours.