Collinsville man among three dead in rural Jefferson County crash
A Collinsville man was among three killed in a two-vehicle crash in rural Jefferson County last weekend.
Joshua Chapman, 37, was driving a 2023 Chevrolet pickup truck when the driver of another vehicle crossed the center line and hit him head on, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department release and Coroner Roger Hayse.
Chapman’s passenger, a 32-year-old man from Crystal Lake, Illinois, whose name has not been released, was the lone survivor at the scene. He was transported to a St. Louis Hospital in “unknown condition,” the release stated. Hayse said he didn’t know the man’s condition as of Wednesday afternoon.
The crash happened just before midnight Saturday on East Dubois Road and North Pulsar Lane near Scheller, an unincorporated area in rural Jefferson County, just southwest of Waltonville.
An autopsy was performed Monday, Hayse said.
The driver of the 2017 Buick, Bryce Middleton, 29, of DuBois, and his passenger, Hayden Lenz, 20, of Herrin, were trapped inside the car, the sheriff’s release stated. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, said Hayse.
According to his Facebook page, Chapman was the owner of CFT Performance Custom Fabrication in Maryville, a metal fabrication, powder coating and laser engraving business. The business also resells firearms.
