SAINT CHARLES, Mo. — One person died early Friday morning after a pickup truck collided with a semi-truck on Interstate 70 in St. Charles.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the fatal crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. on westbound I-70, just east of Zumbehl Road.
A pickup truck was stopping for a traffic jam near a construction zone when the driver of a Dodge Ram did not see it and struck the rear of the pickup truck's towed unit.
The pickup truck caught fire after the collision, and its driver was pronounced dead at the scene, according to MSHP.
The driver was identified as James Melton, 36, of Wentzville.
Westbound I-70 was closed for several hours as crews worked the scene. It reopened at about 5:30 a.m.
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