Crime & Safety

O'Fallon Man Killed in Crash near Hartville, MO

Jeffrey Robinson was killed when the truck he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree.

Jeffrey W. Robinson, 45, of O'Fallon, was killed Thursday afternoon in a crash in Wright County, which is southern Missouri east of Springfield.

Robinson was driving a 2011 Hino 338 Straight Truck on MO Route 5 north of Hartville, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported

The truck ran off the right side of the roadway, crossed back over the roadway and went off the left side. It then ran through a fence and struck a tree head on.

Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a safety device.


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