ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – An officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was killed in a crash while he was on his way to work Tuesday, the department said.
District 4 officer Malik Baker was killed in a crash on I-55 in Illinois, police say. He had worked for SLMPD for nearly four years.
According to Illinois State Police, the crash happened around 4:30 p.m. near milepost 4 on I-55.
Baker was driving southwest in his Toyota behind a Ford with a trailer when he struck the back of the trailer.
He was pronounced dead on scene, and the other driver, a 57-year-old from Forsyth, Mo., was taken to the hospital with injuries.
We lost a true public servant today.
Officer Malik Baker was killed in car crash while driving into work. @ILStatePolice will investigate.
The #SLMPD and Illinois law enforcement honored him at the hospital in O’Fallon. pic.twitter.com/2yn5PzLGeX
ISP is still investigating the crash.
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