A tragic wrong-way crash in St. Charles County claimed the lives of two individuals on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. on southbound US Highway 61 near Flint Hill, Missouri.
84-year-old Ray J. Jackson, driving a 2015 BMW X5, was travelling northbound in the southbound lanes, while 19-year-old Ryan R. White was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu in the correct southbound direction. Both drivers were pronounced dead at a St. Louis area hospital.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jackson was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, and it remains unknown if White was wearing one. The collision, which resulted in a head-on impact between the two vehicles, is under investigation with no further details released at this time.
Source: KSDK