Car hits, kills man sitting on St. Louis porch

ST. LOUIS – One person is dead and two others hurt after a car left the street and struck the front porch of a St. Louis home.

KMOV-TV reports that 56-year-old Loyde Henley died Wednesday night when a vehicle lost control and hit the porch where Henley was sitting. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two others on the porch were not hurt.

Authorities say three people got out of the car and ran.

This story was originally published July 17, 2014 at 1:17 PM with the headline "Car hits, kills man sitting on St. Louis porch."