Driver killed in head-on crash in Perry County, Mo. identified

PERRY COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - The driver killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 51 in Perry County, Missouri on Monday morning, April 24 has been identified.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 24-year-old Robert C. Seibel, of Ste. Genevieve, was killed when his car crossed the center line of the highway and hit a transit van head-on.

The driver of the van, 66-year-old Carl L. Duffie, of St. Libory, Ill., was flown to a St. Louis hospital with moderate injuries.

The crash happened shortly before 6 a.m. on Highway 51, near Perry County Road 21, just south of McBride.

Northbound traffic was closed until 10:30 a.m. as crews cleared the wreckage and investigated by MSHP.

MSHP said the car was totaled and the van had extensive damage. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.