Construction worker killed in work zone crash by 18-year-olds street racing, police say

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) – Two 18-year-olds are facing charges following a crash that killed a construction worker near St. Louis.

Police responded around 10:35 a.m. Friday to the scene in south St. Louis County where a Cadillac had crashed.

According to a St. Louis County Police probable cause statement, Deondre Robinson and Patrick Aten were racing each other at a high rate of speed when Robinson lost control, spun and hit two construction workers.

One construction worker, identified as 34-year-old Christopher Johnson, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The other was taken to an area hospital for serious injuries.

Robinson and Aten are both charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault. Robinson was also charged with operating a vehicle on a highway without a license.

Both are being held on a $150,000 cash-only bond.

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