Accidents that occured in Missouri or impacted Missouri residents.
A fatal crash occurred at the intersection of Halls Ferry Road and Lucas-Hunt in St. Louis. Lawrence Pruitt, 68, was pronounced dead at the scene. The collision involved a Ford F-150 and a Lexus sedan. The incident is under investigation.
A woman from Wheatland has died after a single-car crash in Hickory County, Missouri. Brenda Fisk, 66, was driving her Jeep Grand Cherokee when it went off the road, hit an embankment, and flipped several times. Fisk was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three people were injured in an accident in Fredericktown, Missouri. The accident occurred on September 7 around 7:40 p.m. The driver, Don Whited II, was going westbound on MO 72 when the vehicle travelled off the right side of the roadway and struck an embankment.
One man was killed and two people were injured in a Ripley County crash in Oxly, Missouri. Sherkil Reed died at the scene while the driver and Whitney Smith were injured. The crash occurred on August 31.
Three people are dead, including one juvenile, and another juvenile was injured after a crash in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The accident occurred on August 31 around 8:25 a.m. when a vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a tree. The driver and two occupants were pronounced dead at the scene, while the injured juvenile was flown to a hospital in St. Louis.
Two men have died after a two-motorcycle crash in St. Clair County, Missouri. The crash occurred when one of the victims failed to yield to another motorcycle. Both victims were thrown off their motorcycles and suffered serious injuries. Sadly, they later succumbed to their injuries.
A motorcyclist from Licking, Missouri, was taken to a hospital in serious condition after a head-on crash. Four people in the car also sustained minor injuries.
The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating a fiery crash on I-44 near Halltown that resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred when a tractor-trailer and a car collided, causing the car to burst into flames.
A two-car collision occurred on Highway 6 near Jamesport, Missouri, involving a Toyota Prius and a Saturn SL2. The collision resulted in minor injuries to Tristan C. Wald, Donna B. Graves, and June E. Williams. Both vehicles sustained only minor damage.
A train crashed into a semitrailer near Belton, Missouri, injuring an 8-year-old, 12-year-old, and a 40-year-old woman. The semitrailer got stuck on the tracks when the crash occurred. The family with four kids was in the cab of the truck at the time of the collision. No fatalities were reported.