Sasa Kartalija Obituary, Death – A 29-year-old man from St. Louis has been identified as the motorcyclist killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Wednesday, according to the St. Clair County coroner. The victim, Sasa Kartalija, lived in the 3800 block of Alexander Street in St. Louis.
The fatal collision occurred at 12:17 p.m. on southbound Interstate 55, just north of Illinois Route 3, at mile marker 1. Kartalija’s motorcycle collided with the tractor-trailer, and he was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Calvin Dye Sr.
Following the accident, authorities closed the highway to traffic until 4:40 p.m. as Illinois State Police investigated the incident. However, no further details about the cause or circumstances of the crash have been released by the police.