James Heitman, 32, killed in a four-vehicle pileup collision that caused three vehicles to catch fire on Interstate 270 in St. Louis County, Missouri
ONE KILLED IN FOUR-VEHICLE COLLISION ON INTERSTATE 270
DRIVER 4 CHANGED LANES FROM LANE FOUR TO LANE THREE AND FAILED TO OBSERVE STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD. THE FRONT OF VEHICLE 4 STRUCK THE REAR OF VEHICLE 3. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE FRONT OF VEHICLE 3 TO STRIKE THE REAR OF VEHICLE 2. THE FORCE OF THE SECOND IMPACT CAUSED THE FRONT OF VEHICLE 2 TO STRIKE THE REAR OF VEHICLE 1. VEHICLES 2, 3, AND 4 CAUGHT FIRE.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol said vehicles had stopped for traffic when Heitman's Toyota Camry switched lanes, unaware traffic had stopped.
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