Head-on crash on US 50 leaves driver dead and a 7-year-old girl hospitalized

Illinois State Police are investigating a deadly head on crash near Summerfield that happened on Saturday morning.

A 27-year-old East St. Louis man was driving a 2005 maroon, Chevrolet Tahoe with a 7-year-old girl in the front seat on US 50 at Old US 50 near Summerfield when he crossed the center line and struck a 1989 Chevrolet Astro van head on, said Illinois State Police spokesman Calvin Dye.

The driver of the Astro van, a 57-year-old man from Fairview Heights, died at the scene.

The girl was taken to a St. Louis hospital.

Identities of those involved in the crash were not released on Saturday afternoon, pending notification of relatives.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing, Dye said.

This story was originally published October 6, 2018 at 1:37 PM.