A 24-year-old man has been charged with striking and killing a St. Louis police officer with his vehicle Sunday morning on Interstate 70. Investigators say he is in the country

St. Louis police officer David Lee, an 18-year veteran, was killed by an impaired driver while responding to a crash on I-70.

Charges have been filed against a man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a St. Louis police officer over the weekend.

A flag hangs at half-staff in front of a St. Louis Metropolitan Police cruiser in memorial of officer David Lee who died after being hit by a car on Sunday,

The driver who reportedly hit and killed St. Louis police officer David Lee is facing multiple charges, including DWI and speeding. Prosecutors filed charges against Ramon Arnaldo Chavez-Rodriguez Monday morning after Lee was hit and killed along eastbound Interstate 70 while responding to a one-car crash near Grand Avenue on Sunday.

A St. Louis police officer is dead after a car struck him on eastbound Interstate 70 near Grand Boulevard on Sunday morning.

Officer David Lee, 44, was hit on Interstate 70 near Adelaide Avenue while helping with a previous crash. He died of his injuries Sunday afternoon.

St. Louis City Police Officer, David Lee, was killed while setting up flares on I-70 near Grand Ave Sunday morning. St. Louis City Police say they have a suspect in custody.The driver who struck Lee stayed on the scene and cooperated with the police.