NEW BADEN, IL — A 26-year-old man was killed Friday night in a head-on crash on Interstate 64 near Route 161.

According to Illinois State Police, Dustin Graves, of O’Fallon, Illinois was driving a 2002 Honda Civic eastbound on the interstate near New Baden when for an unknown reason, he ran off the left side of the road, crossed the median and collided head-on with a 2019 Freightliner semi-truck driven westbound by 38-year-old Ashley Mick, of Dix.

Graves was pronounced deceased on the scene by the St. Clair County Coroner. Mick was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of apparent minor injuries.

The crash occurred at 7:54 Friday night.