EAST ALTON - An Alton man was killed after striking a tree near VanPreter Park near the 100 block of East Main Street in East Alton.
Jacob Dailey, 25, of the 600 block of Olmstead in Alton was killed when a 1994 GMC Safari he was driving collided with a tree near the park. East Alton Police Chief Darren Carlton said firefighters extricated Dailey from the vehicle and took him to a local hospital. Carlton said Dailey died either in transport or soon after arriving at the hospital.
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Carlton said he was unsure of the cause of the crash, but said alcohol and speed may have been factors. He said a witness told police the van was traveling at a high rate of speed before colliding with the tree.
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