By Kim Bell
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
GLENDALE, Mo. — A firefighter from Glendale was fatally injured in off-duty crash about midnight Thursday in St. Louis County.
John Blumenthal, 52, crashed at about 11:45 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Oldenberg and Kammerer avenues. St. Louis County Police Officer Shawn McGuire said the car, which had been eastbound on Oldenburg, ran off the road and hit a tree. Blumenthal was pronounced dead about an hour later at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
Glendale City Administrator Jaysen Christensen said Blumenthal started as a firefighter with Glendale in 1998. Before that, he was a firefighter with Rock Hill for about three years. He also served as a volunteer with the Black Jack and the Affton fire protection districts.
Christensen said Blumenthal had two children. He lived in the 200 block of Runyon Avenue.
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