ST. LOUIS — A 78-year-old man died in a crash in St. Louis Saturday morning.
Police said the single-car crash happened at around 9:50 a.m. on South Kingshighway and Interstate 44.
Police said Fredrick Vogel was driving a 2019 Toyota Highlander east on I-44. As he took the South Kingshighway exit, he failed to stop at the intersection. He hit a curb and a barrier wall before coming to a stop in the northbound lanes of Kingshighway.
Vogel and his passenger, a 78-year-old woman, were taken to the hospital for treatment. Vogel, a resident of Metamora, Illinois, died from his injuries at the hospital a short time later.
Police said his passenger had stable vital signs while she was being treated at the hospital.
An accident reconstruction team is handling the investigation.
