ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A father and son have been identified as the victims in a deadly St. Louis County crash.
At around 7:54 a.m. Monday, St. Louis County police were called to the 9600 block of Bent Pine Drive in Sappington for a report of an accident with injuries. When officers arrived, they found a one-vehicle accident.
There were two people in the car. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
On Tuesday, St. Louis County police confirmed the victims were 59-year-old Paul Eckhoff and 10-year-old Colin Eckhoff. They were a father and son from Fenton.
Investigators said Paul Eckhoff's car was traveling northeast on Gravois Road when it left the roadway and hit an apartment building.
No other information about the accident has been released.