MT. VERNON – The names have been released of the other two men killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash late Saturday night in Scheller.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office reports the driver of the 2017 Buick that crossed the center line and struck a 2023 Chevy pickup head-on as 20-year-old Bryce Middleton of DuBois.  

His 20-year-old passenger, Hayden Lence of Herrin, was also killed in the crash, as was the 37-year-old driver of the Chevy pickup, Joshua Chapman of Collinsville. 

The crash happened around 11:59 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of East Dubois Road and North Pulsar Lane in Scheller near Waltonville.

Crash reports indicate the Buick crossed the center line for unknown reasons and struck the Chevy head-on.