Category: Car Accidents

Distracted Driving Continues To Be A Problem In St. Louis

Even though laws have been put into place that are supposed to decrease the amount of distracted drivers on the road, for some, the urge to take their eyes off the road for any reason is very real. Distracted driving continues to be a problem in St. Louis, however, we’re seeing reports from all over […]

Written by on October 10, 2013

Police Chase Results in 5-Car St. Louis Accident

A police chase that led to a 5-car accident injured 11 people Sunday night, including three children. St. Louis police officers were chasing a vehicle commandeered during an earlier carjacking. As officers attempted to pull over the stolen car near North Grand and Cass, the driver sped away, crashing a short time later. A chain reaction auto […]

Written by on October 8, 2013

Annual Survey: St. Louis Drivers Far from Best but Not Worst

Out of 194 cities rated, St. Louis ranked in middle of the pack, coming in at 83 on the Allstate Insurance annual America’s Best Drivers Report. First issued nine years ago, the annual report ranks the nation’s 200 largest cities (population over 50,000) for driver safety. Of the three Missouri cities ranked, St. Louis came […]

Written by on October 1, 2013

Car Accident In St. Louis County Kills Backseat Passenger

Unfortunately, many car accidents in St. Louis occur because the driver of the vehicle was driving recklessly. According to a recent article on StLouisToday.com, that’s exactly what took place in August near Bridlewood Valley. The twenty-year-old driver was later charged with a misdemeanor after the accident occurred. There were three people in the vehicle, and […]

Written by on September 19, 2013

Four-Car Collision In Missouri Injures Seven People

A multi-vehicle accident took place near HIghlands Road and Vivion Road in Kansas City, Missouri earlier this week. While investigators are still working to determine the exact cause of the accident, they are speculating that a maroon SUV driving east on Vivion Road crossed over the center lines and crashed into other cars, according to reports from […]

Written by on September 5, 2013

Distracted Drivers Accidents on the Rise

According to 2013 statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each day in the United States more than nine people are killed, and more than 1,000 injured, in crashes involving a distracted driver. Though distracted drivers have always shared the highways– witness people dealing with children or other passengers, eating or looking […]

Written by on August 29, 2013

St. Louis Man Injures Others While Fleeing from Police

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that a St. Louis man that caused a car crash, in which police say at least two other vehicles were struck, was trying to flee police. To complicate matters, the man driving the car injured his son in this crash because his son was not in a car seat at […]

Written by on August 22, 2013

4 Injured in St. Louis Hit and Run Accident

A 17-year-old driver has been charged with reckless homicide, failure to report an accident involving a fatality, speeding, obstruction of justice and several other charges in connection to a fatal hit and run accident near Cahokia last week. A 9-year-old boy was killed when the driver of the car hit the boy’s bike. The car […]

Written by on August 1, 2013

Young Women Most Likely to Die in St. Louis Auto Accident

Women drivers between the ages of 21 and 30 are at greatest risk of dying in a St. Louis auto accident. Compared to young men, women drivers are 25.9% more likely to be involved in a fatal car accident, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study on the role age and gender play […]

Written by on July 25, 2013

St. Louis Man Killed when Car Runs Red Light

A St. Louis man was killed yesterday when a speeding SUV ran a red light and crashed into the car in which he was a passenger. The driver of the car was also critically injured and taken to the hospital. The 36-year-old driver of the speeding SUV that caused the fatal St. Louis auto accident was uninjured. Police […]

Written by on July 2, 2013