Detective Antonio Valentine

Detective Valentine was killed in a motor-vehicle crash near the intersection of Chambers Road and Crete Drive, in Bellefontaine Neighbors, at about 3:00 pm.

He and his partner were responding to assist fellow narcotics unit detectives after a suspect fled from them. As Detective Valentine and his partner responded, the fleeing suspect crashed into their vehicle head-on at a high rate of speed.

The suspect driving the other vehicle, who had a violent criminal history, was also killed in the crash.

Detective Valentine was a United States Army combat veteran and had retired from the Air Force Reserves. He had served with the St. Louis County Police Department for 14 years. He is survived by his four children.

Detective Valentine's uncle is a police officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.