James A. Meyer Jr., 54, killed and hit-and-run driver Holly S. Smith, 50, charged in DUI collision on West Outer Road near Arnold, Missouri
UPDATE: Barnhart woman arrested and charged following fatal motorcycle crash south of Arnold
A 50-year-old Barnhart woman has been charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in a death and driving while intoxicated following a fatal accident May 20 on the West Outer Road south of El Lago Drive between Arnold and Imperial, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported this evening, May 22.
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