Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock was killed early Sunday in an accident on Highway 40 (Interstate 64), just west of Compton Avenue, authorities said.
Hancock's Ford Explorer slammed into the rear of a tow truck that was parked in the far left westbound lane shortly after 12:30 a.m. The tow truck driver, who was seated in the vehicle at the time, was unhurt.
He told police that his emergency lights were on, and that he honked his horn when he saw the Explorer approaching in his rear view mirror, but that the Explorer didn't slow down or swerve to avoid the collision.
At the time of the accident, the tow truck driver was assisting a motorist from an earlier accident.
Hancock, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene.
I've driven past that spot hundreds of times in my life, as have a lot of people coming back from a game at Busch Stadium. It is just too sad to even think about it.
Rest In Peace.
Lots of other baseball fans are feeling this loss as well.
The Yankees had a moment of silence before the national anthem to honor the memory of former Red Sox pitcher Josh Hancock. A collective gasp of disbelief could be heard from the crowd when Bob Sheppard, the Yankees incomparable P.A. announcer, delivered the news. It was a positively chilling moment when Sheppard ended the observance by simply saying “Josh Hancock.'’
Hancock, 29, died early this morning in an automobile accident outside of St. Louis. [ed. This is incorrect. It was in the city proper.] He was traded by the Red Sox to the Phillies before the 2003 season for Jeremy Giambi.
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