Metro-East News

26-year-old O’Fallon man dies in head-on crash on Interstate 64

A 26-year-old O’Fallon man died Friday night in a head-on crash on Interstate 64 in St. Clair County.

Dustin T. Graves, of O’Fallon, drove through the center media on I-64 near the area of Illinois 161 just before 8 p.m. and struck a semi-truck head-on, according to preliminary reports from Illinois State Police.

Graves was pronounced dead at the scene by St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr.

The truck driver, Ashley D. Mick, 38, of Jefferson County, was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.

Lexi Cortes
Belleville News-Democrat
The metro-east is home for investigative reporter Lexi Cortes. She was raised in Granite City and Edwardsville and graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2014. Lexi joined the Belleville News-Democrat in 2014 and has won multiple state awards for her investigative and community service reporting. Support my work with a digital subscription
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