1 St. Louis County officer killed, 1 injured in car crash

BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County police say a detective has died and another has been injured in a car crash. Police say the accident happened Wednesday afternoon in north St. Louis County, near the intersection of Bellefontaine Road and Crete Drive. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Antonio Valentine, who had been with the department since 2007, died and another detective was treated for minor injuries and released. Police Chief Kenneth Gregory said a driver in a separate vehicle also died. Police have not released details about what the detectives were doing or what led to the crash.