Don’t Miss This: Granite City Cop recovering after crash

Don’t miss these top stories on BND.com Wednesday:

▪ A Granite City Police officer is recovering after he was involved in a violent head-on crash just before the end of his shift.

Ron Fisher was headed back to the police station when a full-sized SUV being driven by a 17-year-old girl suddenly turned into his path.

▪ The family after a man killed when a bouncer ran him over with a truck following an altercation outside an East St. Louis nightclub is horrified that the bouncer will get off easy.

Reginald Allen was allowed to plead guilty to mob action charges while a charge of reckless homicide against him was dropped.

▪ A Belleville man already serving six years in prison has been charges in connection with a 2014 murder.

Thomas Flakes, 20, is a prisoner at the Menard Correctional Center after a conviction on a 2013 aggravated robbery conviction. He is accused of killing Darrin Hayes, 25, who was found shot to death near the Belleville Crossing Shopping Center.

This story was originally published December 9, 2015 at 7:04 AM with the headline "Don’t Miss This: Granite City Cop recovering after crash."