Alton man dead following fatal Missouri Crash Saturday morning

WEST ALTON - One man was killed and another was airlifted to Barnes Hospital in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, following a head-on collision on U.S. 67 near West Alton. 

According to a crash report from the Missouri Highway Patrol, Thomas Sanford, 33, of St. Louis was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes in a 2014 Nissan Sentra when he struck Jerrett Marquis Mitchell, 24, of Alton at 1:45 a.m. Mitchell was pronounced dead on the scene by personnel at 2 a.m. Saturday. Sanford was airlifted to Barnes. Neither man was wearing a safety belt at the time of the crash. Mitchell was driving a 2010 Ford Fusion. 

Alton Police Chief Jake Simmons confirmed the report from the Missouri Highway Patrol, saying the Alton Police Department provided traffic blocking following the incident. 

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Sanford has not been charged with anything at this time. The report stated he suffered "serious" injuries following the crash. 

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