PHOTO - A young man and boy suffered serious burns Thursday when the sedan in which they were traveling on Landmarks Boulevard left the road, hit a light pole base and burst into flames.
The unidentified victims are being treated in St. Louis; their conditions were not available late Thursday.
The Alton Police Department’s Traffic Division continues investigating the crash.
“It is pretty clear speed was involved,” said Capt. Scott Golike of the Alton Police Department, a few minutes after the crash. ... Officer Ryan Parker, of the Alton Police Department, was the first emergency responder on the scene and used an extinguisher on the burning car until firefighters could arrive. “He did a great job, so did (Chief) Bernie Sebold and the fire department,” Golike said.
Sebold got to the crash before the AFD pumper, and tried to extinguish the flames.