St. Louis County Police Det. Antonio Valentine, 42, was killed, and another detective was injured when their vehicle was involved in a crash while trying to intercept a fleeing car.
December 2, 2021 – Associated Press
BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County police detective died Wednesday and another was injured in a car crash, Chief Kenneth Gregory said.
The accident happened Wednesday afternoon in north St. Louis County, near the intersection of Bellefontaine Road and Crete Drive.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Antonio Valentine, who had been with the department since 2007, died and another detective was treated for minor injuries and released. Gregory said a driver in a separate vehicle also died.
Police have not released details about what the detectives were doing or what led to the crash.
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