BRIDGETON, Mo. — A fatal crash in Bridgeton closed St. Charles Rock Road for several hours Friday morning.
According to a tweet from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened between a passenger vehicle and a commercial vehicle, leaving all lanes of St. Charles Rock Road at Taussig Road blocked.
St. Charles Rock Road was closed for about four hours after the crash.
The Highway Patrol initially tweeted about the crash at about 6:30 a.m.
According to a Highway Patrol crash report, a commercial-sized truck was traveling west on St. Charles Rock Road when a Ford F-150 traveling east crossed the center lane and into the path of the commercial truck.
The driver's side of the Ford struck the driver's side of the commercial truck, then the commercial truck began to slide off the left side of westbound St. Charles Rock Road.
After the impact, the Ford slid facing east on St. Charles Rock Road.
The driver of the Ford was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. MSHP identified him as 25-year-old Cartez McMorise from Florissant.
The driver of the commercial truck suffered no injuries.
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