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Roy Blair, 75, dies in wrong-way crash on Interstate 44 in Stanton, Missouri

Date:

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Area:

A 75-year-old Richmond Heights man was killed after traveling the wrong way on Interstate 44 in Stanton, Missouri early Wednesday morning. Authorities said Roy Blair was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 44 when a car swerved to avoid him, sideswiping into a tractor trailer. Police said Blair continued driving, striking two other vehicles.

Raymond Kastendieck, 90, killed, after his car collides with a tractor-trailer on State Route 47 near Washington.

Date:

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Area:

St. Louis, MO

A 90-year-old Franklin County man is dead after his car was hit by a tractor-trailer near Washington.

The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the driver as Raymond Kastendieck. The Washington Missourian reports that the crash happened Monday afternoon on State Route 47.

Kastendieck’s 2004 Dodge Stratus collided with the tractor-trailer after the elderly driver lost control of his car, which struck a guardrail and then crossed into the opposite lane.

Jesus Pinedo-Almaraz, 17, killed, after his car leaves the roadway on Highway D near St. Clair, and crashes into a tree stump, where he was ejected from his vehicle.

Date:

Friday, April 11, 2014

Area:

St. Louis, MO

Police say a 17-year-old died in a car accident after the car he was driving crashed and caught fire Saturday afternoon. Officials say Jesus Pinedo-Almaraz, of Wright City, was driving southbound on Highway D, one mile north of Highway 47, when his car veered off the roadway. The vehicle then struck a tree stump, overturned and caught fire. According to police, Almaraz was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say he was not wearing a seat belt.

Casey Edwards, 25, Valerie Lewis, 28, Shari Ryerson, 56, killed, 22-year-old male driver of a pickup injured, taken to hospital, after a car and pickup collide head-on near the town of Sullivan on Missouri 185.

Date:

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Area:

St. Louis, MO

A head-on collision in eastern Missouri has left three people dead and a driver hospitalized.

The crash happened at 6:30 a.m. Friday on Missouri 185 near the Washington County town of Sullivan.

The Missouri Highway Patrol says a northbound pickup truck was passing another vehicle on a hill and collided with a southbound passenger car.

Authorities identified those killed as the driver of the car, 25-year-old Casey Edwards, and two passengers, 28-year-old Valerie Lewis and 56-year-old Shari Ryerson. All were residents of Sullivan.

Greg Light, 49, killed, female juvenile passenger injured, after their vehicle collides, on Route O, with a car driven by Jael Clem, 38, who was arrested on multiple charges, including DUI.

Date:

Friday, March 7, 2014

Area:

St. Louis, MO

The Eureka Fire Protection District is mourning the loss of a firefighter who was killed in a multiple vehicle accident while off-duty Friday night.

Missouri Highway Patrol said Greg Light, 49, was traveling westbound along Route O in Franklin County when a car heading eastbound on Route O attempted to pass another vehicle. The passing car then crashed head-on with Light’s vehicle.

Light was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. A juvenile passenger in the other car was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. Her condition is unknown.