Updated at 4:30 p.m., with comments from friends.
ST. LOUIS   •   A 26-year-old St. Louis man was struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver early Friday morning in St. Louis, police say.
Brandon Jennings was crossing the 6500 block of Manchester Avenue east of McCausland Avenue about 2:50 a.m. when he was struck by a westbound Honda Accord, police said. Jennings died at the scene.
Police arrested the 26-year-old driver of the Accord on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Police did not identify the driver.
Jennings lived in the 2800 block of Sidney Street, according to authorities.
Chris Thacker, 35, managing partner at The Lab Gym, said Jennings had worked as a personal trainer at his gym last year for about eight months.
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"He was a great guy — a big sweetheart," Thacker said. "He was a very good person."
Kenneth Williams, 25, is assistant manager at Club Fitness in Dogtown, where Jennings has worked for almost a year as a personal trainer. He said said many at the gym are grieving.
"Brandon was a great trainer,' Williams said. "He changed a lot of his clients' lives as well as helping them lose over 100 pounds and helping them gain mobility back in their legs."
Williams said Jennings was always up for a challenge.
"We were always competing," he said. "He always raised the gym's spirits all the time."
Williams said Jennings died 50 yards from Club Fitness. He heard that Jennings was headed to a nearby Kmart when he was struck. The gym was not open during that time.
Williams said they will plan a memorial to honor Jennings.
Denise Hollinshed of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.
