Father of 2 Dies in Freak Accident After Two Tires Fell from a Semi Truck and Crushed the Roof of His Car
By Escher Walcott
Published on April 25, 2026.
A man named as Ray Hartman, a journalist and former Missouri Congressional candidate, died in a freak accident in West St. Louis County on April 23 after two tires fell from a semi-truck and hit the roof of his 73-year-old male driver's Chevrolet Bolt. The accident occurred on Interstate 64 and was reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). The Volvo VNL lost two left-side road unit tires, which became "airborne" and "traveled through the roof" of the Chevrolet Bolt, striking the driver. Hartman was transported to Mercy Hospital St.
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