Jimmy-Jack L. Johnston, 39, of De Soto died Wednesday, May 8, from injuries caused by a crash on I-55 south of Butler Hill Road in St. Louis County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
At 8:53 a.m., Johnston was driving a northbound 2000 Ford F450 and struck the towed unit of a 2016 International Tractor Trailer, driven north by Alan R. Miller, 68, of Granite City, Ill., which was slowing for traffic ahead, the report said. Another northbound vehicle, a 2014 Honda CRV driven by Lydia N. Ostrom, 23, of St. Louis, struck debris from the crash.
Johnston was taken by Mehlville EMS to Mercy Hospital South in south St. Louis County, where he was pronounced dead at 9:48 a.m., the report said.
According to the report, Miller and Ostrom were both wearing seat belts, and it is not known if Johnston was wearing one.
The Ford was totaled, the Honda had minor damage, and the tractor trailer took no damage.