Granite City man killed by hit-and-run driver, baby seriously injured
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Donald Legens, 34 was killed and his infant son was critically injured after a hit-and-run driver crashed into Legens’ car early Friday morning, according to a St. Louis Post Dispatch report.
According to witnesses cited in the report, a tow truck smashed into the car, which was stalled in the road, and then fled the scene. The crash occurred on West Pontoon Road in Granite City, Illinois.
Legens’ car had apparently run out of gas and the truck hit the car as Legens’ stood outside refueling it. His son remained strapped in a car seat inside the vehicle, according to the Post Dispatch story.
Legens’ was pronounced dead at the scene from massive head trauma. His son, whose name has not been released, was flown to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
Police have arrested tow truck driver Mark Alan Ikerman, 43, in connection with the crash on a tip from a witness. Ikerman lives in Edwardsville, Illinois and works for Manheim Auto Auction.
Ikerman has been charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to report an accident.
