Tag: Auto Accidents

St. Louis Girls Basketball Team Injured in Highway Accident

On Sunday, a minivan carrying the St. Louis Lady Monarchs girls basketball team to a tournament in Tennessee collided with a car near Nashville. The team’s two adult coaches, 7 of the 16-year-old players and two toddlers traveling with team were injured in the auto accident. While all of the children have been released, the […]

Written by on May 28, 2013

Woman Found Guilty of Granddaughter’s Death in St. Louis Drunk Driving Accident

Last week, a 49-year-old grandmother was found guilty of killing her 19-month-old granddaughter in a 2011 St. Louis drunk driving auto accident. After celebrating the July 4th holiday with friends and family, the woman’s blood alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit when she sped off a highway exit ramp at 69 mph, […]

Written by on May 16, 2013

Texting Now Leading Cause of Death of Teen Drivers

Texting has replaced drinking as the No. 1 cause of auto accident deaths among teen drivers. The number of teen deaths and injuries related to texting while driving has skyrocketed. Each year, texting while driving results in an estimated 3,000 teen deaths and 300,000 injuries nationwide, according to a recent study by the Cohen Children’s […]

Written by on May 14, 2013

Cyclist in Alton Hit by an Intoxicated Driver Dies

According to a recent news story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a cyclist over the April 13th weekend has been charged with two counts of aggravated DUI. The driver is facing these very serious charges due to the fact that he was under the influence of […]

Written by on April 25, 2013

Two Elderly people Fatally Injured in a Head on Collision

The car crash in St. Peters on Saturday April 13, 2013 that took the life of one of the passengers has now claimed the driver as well. Mr. Donald Gemienhart has died as a result of the injuries he suffered when the car he was driving was hit head on by a car that had […]

Written by on April 23, 2013

One Killed and Two Seriously Injured by Fleeing Vehicle

The St. Louis Post Dispatch has reported that the driver of a vehicle that caused a fatal accident on March 14th was trying to get away from another accident he was involved in. The second accident took the life of the driver in the other vehicle and two other passengers were in critical condition after […]

Written by on April 4, 2013

Driver in Home Fatality Gets Additional Charges

A Godfrey man who drove an SUV into a home, killing one of the people who lived there, has been charged with more crimes.  According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch article published March 19, 2013 the driver was under the influence of marijuana, cocaine, anxiety medication and alcohol when he crashed into the home. […]

Written by on March 28, 2013

Kirkwood Woman Gets Three Years for Fatal Accident

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported that a driver of a car that struck and killed a bicyclist last year was sentenced to three years imprisonment. The sentence is the result of a plea bargain and the Kirkwood woman may be eligible for parole in one year. The incident was brought to trial because the […]

Written by on March 21, 2013

Fleeing Driver Causes Accident on Highway 67

A man driving a Silverado pick-up truck turned onto highway 67 going the wrong way and hit another vehicle causing it to overturn about one mile past the Clark Bridge.  According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch report on March 12 the driver of the pick up truck was a suspect in a home invasion in […]

Written by on March 19, 2013

St. Louis Woman Charged with Several Offenses Due to DUI

A St. Louis woman who was found unresponsive behind the wheel of her car after causing a head on collision has been charged with many offenses, including DUI and two counts of felony assault. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported that the accused was driving the wrong way on Route 40/61 and that when the […]

Written by on March 14, 2013