Jackson man dies in Thursday trucking accident

A 27-year-old Jackson man died in a one-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon.

At about 4 p.m. Thursday, Barry E. Brueggeman was turning onto Route C from Highway 32 in Ste. Genevieve County and was traveling too fast, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The load in his 2000 Kenworth tractor-trailer shifted, causing his vehicle to overturn.

Brueggeman was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:05 p.m.

A former NCAA All-American football player, Brueggeman played offensive line and was a captain for Quincy University in Quincy, Ill. He later played for the River City Rage of the United Indoor Football League.

Quincy University head football coach Bill Terlisner recruited Brueggeman while he was a student at Southwestern High School in Piasa, Ill.

"I'm just speechless," Terlisner said Friday morning. "He was a great player and person and led by example."

Brueggeman and his wife, Deana, are expecting a child in the coming weeks, Terlisner said.