Tag: Fatal Car Accidents

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

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

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

Kirkwood Missouri Woman Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter

A Kirkwood Missouri resident has been charged in the death of a bicycle rider in University City this February. She is charged with both driving under the influence and involuntary manslaughter. The driver, Emily C. Hagan, was well over the legal limit in Missouri. Awareness of the heartbreak caused by drunk driving has been responsible […]

Written by on April 24, 2012

Springfield Man Fatally Injured in a Rolla Missouri Accident

The Rolla Daily News reported April 13, 2012 on an auto accident on Interstate 44 that resulted in fatal injuries. The state police are not sure if the inclement weather that day acted as a cause of the accident but it was definitely contributed to many others that day. State trooper Sgt. Dan Crain described […]

Written by on April 17, 2012