MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — A Manchester, Missouri, man died Sunday night after the SUV he was driving traveled off the roadway and struck a pole in Maryland Heights.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the deadly crash happened at about 8:15 p.m. Sunday. Donald Bertram, 68, was driving southbound on the Maryland Heights Expressway when his Honda H-RV traveled off the ridge side of the roadway at River Valley Drive and struck a light pole head-on.
The incident was not far from Creve Coeur Lake.
The SUV sustained extensive damage, and Bertram was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to MSHP.
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