ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KTVI) – Ray Hartmann, a St. Louis journalist and former Missouri Congressional candidate, was killed in a freak highway accident in Missouri on Thursday.
Hartmann was the founder of The Riverfront Times and a key figure in the Nine PBS program “Donnybrook,” leaving behind a decades-long legacy in journalism and broadcasting.
Nexstar’s KTVI confirmed last week that Hartmann was killed Thursday afternoon in a crash on I-64. A sergeant with the Missouri State Highway Patrol told Nexstar that the fatal accident took place after two tires came off a semi-trailer, and Hartmann’s vehicle was struck as he was traveling along the interstate…