Police: Man killed himself while driving in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police say a man fatally shot himself while driving, with his car crashing through a fence and ending up in a ball field.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the man was driving on Interstate 55 about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police were called after the car crashed through a fence and into a light pole at Carondelet Park.

Officers found a gun inside the car, and the man, in his 20s, had a gunshot wound to the head. Police say it appeared to be a suicide.

Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com