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Danielle Pfaff, 17, Zoe Rhymer, 16, killed, one other person injured, transported to hospital, after their car leaves the I-55 southbound roadway near Festus, crashes into a tree and overturns.

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

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Two teens were killed in a single-vehicle wreck in Jefferson County Sunday night.

According to police, 17-year-old Danielle Pfaff was driving a Pontiac Grand Am southbound on I-55 near Highway 61 around 7 p.m. when the car veered off the right side of the highway.

The car then struck a tree and overturned.

Police said Pfaff was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said one passenger, 16-year-old Zoe Rhymer, later died at the hospital.

A third passenger, later identified as Miranda Brown, 15, suffered moderate injuries.