One dead, another injured following single-car crash on I-255 in St. Clair County

One person died and another was injured in a one-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning on Interstate 255 in Cahokia Heights.

The accident occurred about 3 a.m. near Milepost 17 in St. Clair County, according to a news release from Illinois State Police District 11. The vehicle was traveling south on the interstate.

Mario Sayles, 33, of the 300 block of North 27th Street, East St. Louis, later died in the emergency room at Touchette Regional Hospital, according to St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. Sayles was pronounced dead at 3:59 a.m., Dye said.

The other person involved also was taken to an area hospital. Their condition is currently unknown.

ISP is investigating the cause of the crash. The two right lanes of southbound Interstate 255 were closed from about 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. for the investigation, the news release stated.

The crash remains under investigation.

This story was originally published November 23, 2022 at 3:38 PM.