Category: Car Accidents

Collinsville Man Killed While Walking his Motorcycle

A Collinsville man who had a problem with his motorcycle was struck and killed by a pick-up truck on the evening of September 4, 2012. The man was turning left at an intersection when his motorcycle stalled and he was hit by the oncoming truck while trying to walk the vehicle out of the way. […]

Written by on September 13, 2012

St. Charles County Charges Teenager in Fatal Car Crash

The driver of a car that went hill hopping on Greens Bottom road was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the resulting car wreck that killed one teenager and injured two others. The St. Louis dispatch reports that Michael Gianino was the driver of the car that reached 75 miles an hour on the road which […]

Written by on August 30, 2012

St. Louis Man Sentenced in Fatal Drunken Driving Incident

The St. Louis Post Dispatch has reported that Hai Minh Pham has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for causing the crash that took the life of John Casalone, aged 51, in October of last year. The defendant was at a birthday party for a coworker that night and entered the wrong lane of Interstate […]

Written by on August 21, 2012

Multi-Vehicle Crash May have been Caused by a Drunk Driver

A report of a man driving a pick-up truck erratically was quickly followed by a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 370 on August 1, 2012. The pick-up was involved in a minor accident but before police could get to the scene three vehicles behind the truck were involved in a second accident. The second accident resulted […]

Written by on August 14, 2012

Wrong Way Driver Killed in Collision

Chesterfield police have identified an 18 year old driver who was killed when his car hit two vehicles, including a bus, while going the wrong way on Interstate 64 in Chesterfield. The bus driver and a passenger were injured and the driver of the other car was seriously, but not critically, injured according to the […]

Written by on August 9, 2012

St. Robert Missouri Driver Dies in Collision on Interstate 44

The St. Louis today reports that Michael Kuehl was killed when his vehicle left route Z and crossed over into Interstate route 44 and was hit by a tractor trailer on the evening of July 24, 2012. The driver of the truck was injured and there was a third vehicle hit with some debris. There […]

Written by on August 2, 2012

Transportation Secretary LaHood Continues to Fight against Distracted Driving

Last month US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a new national strategy for ending “distracted driving”. LaHood has not yet called to ban all mobile device use in automobiles like the National Transportation Safety Board but his strategy does encourage the 11 states that do not have distracted driving laws to do so. Missouri is […]

Written by on July 31, 2012

Illinois Man Given a Fourteen Year Sentence for Sixth DUI

Jeffrey Allen, a central Illinois man, has been convicted and sentenced for his sixth DUI.  He could spend up to 14 years in jail as a result of this latest conviction. His blood alcohol limit was over .19 – more than twice the legal limit in Illinois. Allen was involved in an accident in May […]

Written by on July 26, 2012

Two Killed and Six Others Hurt in Auto Crash in Cabool Missouri

The St. Louis Today reports that on Sunday July 1, 2012 the driver of a van that failed to yield when entering Route 60 near Cabool was killed when her van was struck by a pick up truck.  A passenger in the van was also killed in the accident. All five passengers in the pickup […]

Written by on July 12, 2012

Driver Runs Red Light and Kills a Married Couple in Festus

On June 29, 2012 St. Louis Today reported on an accident in Festus Missouri that took the life of a husband and wife. A teenaged driver was in a pickup that was going northbound on Highway 61 and investigators say he ran a red light and collided with a Lexus.  Both the passengers in the […]

Written by on June 28, 2012