ST. LOUIS COUNTY 鈥 Officials will rename a bridge here on Thursday in honor of a police officer killed in a car crash two years ago.
翱蹿蹿颈肠别谤听Antonio 鈥淭ony鈥 Valentine听was killed Dec. 1, 2021, in a head-on car crash in Bellefontaine Neighbors while working with other听drug unit detectives conducting an investigation in the area.
When detectives attempted to stop a Volkswagen Jetta, the driver instead sped away, crossed the center line on Chambers Road and crashed into the unmarked police minivan Valentine was driving, police said.
Valentine and the driver of the Jetta, 33-year-old Alfred Mayes, both died.听
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The Telegraph Road bridge over the Meramec River will be named the 鈥淒etective Antonio Valentine Memorial Bridge.鈥
A dedication ceremony will be held at the White Flag Church, 7531 Telegraph Road, on Thursday at 9 a.m.听