Tag: Auto Accidents

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

Two St. Louis Residents Die in a Mississippi Car Wreck

Two people from the St. Louis area lost their lives in an accident in Mississippi on Monday. The St. Louis Today reported that Clifton Collins and Elmo Davis were driving with two other people when the SUV they were in veered off the road and overturned. It is reported that the driver may have dozed […]

Written by on June 26, 2012

Teenager Convicted of Vehicular Homicide in Precedent Setting Case

A Massachusetts teenager has been convicted of vehicular homicide in a case that has put texting while driving on the front page. In February of 2011 he was driving and hit a truck head on killing the driver of that vehicle. The teenager had denied texting at the time he was driving but the police […]

Written by on June 12, 2012

Construction Worker Dies in an Auto Accident

A car hit a truck on a road construction site in Fairview Illinois on May 22.  One worker was killed as a result of the accident and two others were injured.  The injured workers and the driver of the vehicle were airlifted to St. Louis University Hospital. The workers were standing near a truck that […]

Written by on May 31, 2012

School Bus and Police Cruiser Involved in Accident

On Wednesday May 2, 2012 a police car that was responding to call was part of an accident involving a school bus. Luckily there were no students aboard the school bus at the time but one of the officers in the cruiser had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. The driver of the […]

Written by on May 10, 2012

Hit and Run Victim is Identified

The victim of a fatal hit and run accident in St. Louis on April 27, 2012 has been identified. Amber Wood and two friends were crossing South Broadway when she and another person were struck by what was described as a silver or gray Pontiac. There has been a vehicle matching that description found and […]

Written by on May 3, 2012