Cedar Hill man left dead after being ejected from vehicle

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – A man was left dead after being ejected from his vehicle in Cedar Hill Thursday evening.

The single vehicle accident occurred a little before 6:30 p.m. on eastbound Missouri Route 30 at Local Hillsboro Road, involving a Chevrolet 1500.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s (MSHP) crash report , the driver, Alexander R. Hedrick, 31, was traveling westbound on Route 30 before the crash.

Officials say Hedrick was driving too fast for the road conditions when the Chevrolet’s right rear tire failed. MSHP reports the vehicle spun into the center median and overturned, ejecting Hedrick from the vehicle.

Hedrick was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Hedrick was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.

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