Crash Kills 36-Year-Old Man
Scott Freitag
St. Charles Fire Department
Jesse L. Taylor, 36, of the 3500 block of Grandview in St. Charles was killed Wednesday morning in a one-vehicle accident when his 1996 Nissan truck struck a utility pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
St. Charles Firefighters responded for a roll over motor vehicle crash on Elm Street near Cole Street at 1:22 Wednesday morning. Upon arrival they found a male pinned beneath a pick-up truck that had rolled over and struck a utility pole ejecting the driver. Crews used hydraulic rescue equipment to cut the victim from the wreckage. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was in the vehicle.
The St. Charles Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash. Central County Fire and Rescue assisted St. Charles City crews. AmerenUE responded for utility lines that had been knocked to the ground due to the impact of the vehicle.
