Monday, May 13, 2013
The accident was handled by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Seven people, including two Barnhart girls, sustained moderate injuries and a trip to St. Anthony's Medical Center following a two-car crash at about 10:25 p.m. Saturday, according to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). According to the MSHP, Melanie L. Cantrell, 35, of Fenton, was driving her 2002 Mitsubishi Gallant eastbound on Highway 30 when she changed lanes as she approached Delores Drive and her vehicle began to skid, striking a 2007 Dodge Ram driven by Rebecca Lynn-Peck, 56, of Fenton. Injured in the crash were Melanie Cantrell, and the occupants of her vehicle, including Briana Cantrell, 14, of Barnhart, Steven M. Knight, 25, of Fenton, Timothy M. Moynihan, 47 of Fenton, Brittany J. Sansoucie, 12, of Barnhart, …
Friday, May 10, 2013
The Imperial man faces charges including driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest.
An Imperial man faces his fourth DWI charge after a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer found the man's crashed car on the side of Old Antonia Road. Scott Alan Draper, 41, of the 2100 block of Devonshire Drive, was charged on April 22 with driving while intoxicated, driving with a suspended license and resisting arrest. The charges stem from an incident around 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. Police arrived to Old Antonia Road for a vehicle accident. The driver wasn't present, so an officer ran a check on the vehicle to identify the owner. The car belonged to Draper, who lived near the accident, according to a court document. The officer visited the home of Draper, who admitted to the crash, the document notes. That's when the officer conducted …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The two-car accident caused moderate injuries to one driver. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.
A car crash on Highway 61/67 just north of Tall Oaks Road in Arnold sent three to the hospital on Friday, causing moderate injuries to one driver. Page A. Tortell, of Barnhart, was at a stop in a 2005 Dodge Neon in the left lane on Highway 61/67, attempting to make a left turn, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Judy A. Eastabrook, of Dittmer, who was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant, failed to notice the car and struck it from behind. Eastabrook, 60, Tortell, 16, and her 10-year-old passenger Hannah A. Griffith were transported to St. Anthony's Medial Center by the Rock Township Ambulance District, the highway patrol stated. Eastabrook had moderate injuries, and Tortell and Griffith had minor injuries. The accident caused …
Friday, March 8, 2013
The Missouri State Highway Patrol made the announcement in a news release.
A sobriety checkpoint will happen in Jefferson County sometime this month. The Missouri State Highway Patrol made the announcement in a news release. Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C in Weldon Spring, stated that the highway patrol will work with local law enforcement agencies in conducting the checkpoint. The exact date and time of the checkpoint isn't available to the public. "Driving while intoxicated checkpoints are a great tool in removing the intoxicated driver from Missouri's highways," Johnson stated in the news release. "If you suspect a motorist of driving while intoxicated, call the Missouri State Highway Patrol at the toll-free emergency number 1-800-525-5555 or cellular *55." The last known checkpoints…
The accident occurred at Imperial Main Street and Highway 61 on Thursday.
A three-car crash in Imperial sent two drivers to the hospital, one with injuries described as moderate. The accident occurred around 11:52 a.m. Thursday when Audrey Sohn, 80, of Imperial, who travelling eastbound on Highway 61 at Imperial Main Street, turned her 2008 Ford Focus into the path of a 1998 Isuzu Rodeo driven by Sierra Evans, 24, also of Imperial, according to a crash report by the Missouri state Highway Patrol (MSHP). The force of the crash sent Evans' vehicle into a 2011 Ford Focus driven by Clarice Kroeck, 73, of Arnold. Sohn's vehicle then struck Kroeck's vehicle, according to the MSHP report. Kroek was uninjured. Evans was tranported to St. Anthony's Medical Center by Rock Township Ambulance with injuries described as …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Three vehicles were involved in the Thursday evening crash on Interstate 55.
An Arnold man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries when his pickup truck overturned Thursday evening following a car crash on Interstate 55, north of Meramec Bottom Road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). According to an MSHP crash report, Matthew N. Dedert was driving a 2005 Dodge Ram truck southbound on I-55 about 7:15 p.m. Thursday when he attempted to change lanes, pulling into the path of a 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by James E. Manzo, of Arnold. The rear passenger side of the truck struck the front driver's side of the Grand Prix, causing the truck to overturn, coming to rest on its right side, according to the MSHP. Manzo's vehicle veered off the left side of the highway and struck a concrete …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Her vehicle was struck from behind while she was waiting to make a turn from the West Outer Road onto El Lago Drive.
An Arnold woman was sent to the hospital after her car was hit from behind in a crash around 7 p.m. on Wednesday on the West Outer Road at El Lago Drive in Imperial, according to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). Catherine L. Wright, 55, of Arnold, was stopped in the northbound lane of West Outer Road, waiting to make a left turn onto El Lago Drive when her 1989 Chevrolet Silverado was struck from behind by a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Zachary D. Holloway, 18, of Imperial, the MSHP report stated. Wright sustained moderate injuries in the crash and was transported to Mercy Hospital in Jefferson County by a Rock Township ambulance. Both drivers were wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP report.
Friday, January 18, 2013
The crash occurred in the early morning hours on Wednesday, killing an Imperial woman.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The crash occurred in the early morning hours on Wednesday, killing an Imperial woman.
Daniel J. McGrath, 49, of Ballwin, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of manslaughter and driving while intoxicated in connection with a car crash Wednesday (Jan. 21) in which his passenger, Angela Chadd, 37, of Imperial, was killed, according to an arrest report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). McGrath was driving a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee eastbound on Miller Road, just east of Spring Forest Road, when he failed to negotiate a turn, ran off the road, struck a rock and a tree and then overturned, according to the MSHP crash report. Chadd was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:52 a.m. by the Rock Township Ambulance District. McGrath sustained minor injuries and was taken to St. Anthony's Medical Center, according to the …
Angela Chadd was a passenger in a vehicle that left the road and struck a tree on Miller Road in Imperial.
