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Local journalism legend Ray Hartmann ID’ed as victim of fatal accident Thursday

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Attorney Tor Hoerman, admitted to the Illinois State Bar Association since 1995 and The Missouri Bar since 2009, specializes nationally in mass tort litigations. Locally, Tor specializes in auto accidents and a wide variety of personal injury incidents occuring in Illinois and Missouri.

73-year-old founded the Riverfront Times and "Donnybrook"

ST. LOUIS, MO – The victim of Thursday’s freak truck accident has been identified as Ray Hartmann, a legendary figure in St. Louis journalism.

This is an update to our reporting from Friday.

Hartmann was driving east on I-64 near I-270 when a pair of wheels that had fallen off the axel of a passing semi truck crashed into the roof of his car.

Spectrum Local News reports that the truck’s driver proceeded on without stopping. The Missouri State Highway Patrol eventually pulled him over near Des Peres, and he has cooperated with their investigations. It is unclear whether he was aware that his vehicle had thrown the tires in the first place.

Hartmann was known as the founder of the Riverfront Times and as the co-founder of Donnybrook, a political debate show that aired on PBS. He had stepped aside from the TV program in 2024 so he could run for congress. He lost that election to incumbent representative Ann Wagner.

“The entire team at Nine PBS, along with past and present Donnybrookers, are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Ray Hartmann,” a spokesman for the station said in a statement. “Ray was a cornerstone of St. Louis journalism and a foundational voice of Donnybrook, but most of all, he was our beloved friend.”

Hartmann is survived by his wife, Kerri, as well as his children, Brielle and Ben.

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