By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
St. Joseph police report a 70-year-old St. Joseph man plunged to his death after a single-car wreck early Thursday morning.
The police department reports witnesses say a car speeding south on 6th Street crossed over into oncoming traffic and then drove through a utility pole before coming to a stop. The driver left the car, walked south on 6th, under the 36 Highway overpass, and up the embankment onto 36 Highway.
Witnesses notified first responders about the driver’s action. As an officer walked on 6th Street under the overpass, he saw the driver fall from the overpass onto 6th Street. The driver did not survive the fall.
Officers notified family members. The police department reports the incident is believed to be an intentional act. The department is not identifying the person.