Ashton P. Richards, 17, of De Soto was hurt in a one-car accident at 10:17 a.m. Monday (June 10) on Hwy. H west of Red Wing Road in the De Soto area, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Richards was driving a 1998 Saturn SC2 east on Hwy. H and partially ran off the right side of the road before overcorrecting twice and then losing control of the car, which ended up running off the right side of the road and overturning, the report said.
She received moderate injuries and was taken by Valle Ambulance to Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City, where he was treated and released, spokesman John Winkelman said.
Richards was wearing a seat
Jim Smith and his son, Kristopher Smith, both of Festus, were injured tonight (June 10) when their experimental aircraft crashed about two miles south of the Festus Airport in a field near 2627 Plattin Road.
At 10:15 p.m., Jim Smith, 65, had been transported by helicopter to Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur. Kristopher Smith, 40, also was extricated from the airplane. He, too, was taken to the hospital by helicopter.
The
Alex C. Brennan, 64, of Fenton was hurt in a motorcycle wreck at 11:15 p.m. Saturday (June 8) on Hwy. EE at Susan Lane in Dittmer, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Brennan was driving a 1999 Honda CBR east on Hwy. EE and lost control of the bike, which ran off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole, the report said.
He received moderate injuries and was
A De Soto police officer arrested a 20-year-old De Soto man May 24 during a traffic stop after discovering him in possession of several drugs.
According to police, the officer knew the man’s driver license had been suspended when he spotted the suspect driving. The officer performed a traffic stop near the intersection of Main and Boyd streets and in the course of the investigation found the suspect in possession of small amounts of methamphetamine, marijuana
A Dittmer man died late June 6 in a motorcycle accident on Dutch Creek Road north of Hwy. NN in Cedar Hill, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Joshua Taylor, 21, was driving south on a 2007 Yamaha R6 motorcycle, which ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree, the report said.
Taylor was ejected from the bike, according to the report.
The patrol reported the accident occurred at
A Bonne Terre man was seriously injured after losing control of his vehicle at 2:30 a.m. today (June 6) on Hwy. H east of Ware Road near De Soto, the Missouri Highway Patrol reports.
Gary R. Foreman, 38, was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer east on Hwy. H when his SUV began to skid as it rounded a curve and ran off the left side of the road, where it struck a utility pole that was lying in the
A House Springs man suffered moderate injuries when he was rear-ended around 4 p.m. Tuesday (June 4) on Hwy. 141 south of Hwy. 21 in west of Arnold, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
James M. Schmitt, 63, of House Springs was driving a 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo north on Hwy. 141 when he slowed for traffic. Cruz D. Ibaviosa, 21, of Festus, who was driving a 2006 Honda Civic, failed to slow and struck the rear of Schmitt’s
A House Springs man was seriously hurt in a head-on collision at 6:55 a.m. today (June 4) on Hwy. 51 south of the Chester Bridge in Perry County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Brian K. Stukenbrock, 44, of House Springs was driving a 2005 Dodge pickup north on Hwy. 51, and Marcus D. Pitts, 23, of Chester, Ill., who was driving a southbound 1999 Jeep Wrangler, tried to pass a tractor-trailer and pulled into the path of the
An Imperial man died Saturday (June 1) from injuries sustained late Friday night in an accident on I-55 in Pevely when his Jeep spun out in rainy conditions and a second Jeep struck his, authorities reported.
Robert J. Groh Jr., 58, died as a result of his injuries at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St. Louis County, Pevely Police Chief Ron Weeks said.
The driver of the other vehicle, Lawrence J. Davis,
A former Festus man, a U.S. Marine who had served in Afghanistan, was killed in an ATV accident in Perry County at 7:25 p.m. May 26, a month before he was due to be discharged from military service.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Cpl. Devin Joseph Scholl, 24, of Camp Pendleton, Calif., was killed when the Honda Rancher ATV he was driving overturned on Perry County Road 444. Scholl and a passenger, Derek J. Hayes, 24, of New Madrid,
Walter R. Lindsey, 19, of House Springs was hurt in a two-vehicle accident that occurred at 10:28 p.m. Monday (May 20) on Hwy. 30 east of High Ridge Boulevard in High Ridge, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Lindsey was driving a Jeep Cherokee west on Hwy. 30 and struck the rear of a pickup stopped at a red light, the report said.
Eliacer C. Ramirez, 46, of High Ridge was driving
Elizabeth K. Million, 37, of High Ridge was hurt in a two-vehicle accident that happened about 11:10 p.m. Friday (May 17) on I-55 north of Imperial Main Street between Imperial and Arnold, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Million was driving a 2008 Chrysler 300 in the right lane of northbound I-55, following behind an SUV that was towing a vehicle, and the front of the car struck the back of the towed vehicle, the report said.
Ryan C. Burkett, 20, of Dittmer was hurt in a one-car accident at 8:50 p.m. Friday (May 17) on Ficken Road west of Hwy. B in Cedar Hill, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
He was driving a 1999 Plymouth Breeze east on Ficken Road and ran off the north side of the road, where the car struck a tree, the report said.
Burkett received moderate injuries and was taken by Big River
Kevin M. Skiles, 54, of Festus was hurt in a two-car accident at 3:40 a.m. today (May 17) on Hwy. A about 1.1 miles north of I-70 in St. Charles County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Skiles had been driving a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu west on Hwy. A and was attempting to make a left turn onto a private drive, when a car making a left from the private drive onto Hwy. A struck the Malibu, the report
Patrick A. Thurmond, 25, of De Soto was seriously injured at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (May 15) when his motorcycle struck a van on Hwy. 110 at Old County Road in the De Soto area, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
David A. Ketchum, 45, of De Soto, who was driving a 2003 Ford E150 van, was involved in the accident, but apparently was not hurt, according to the patrol.
The report said
Two Dittmer teenagers were seriously hurt in a one-car accident at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday (May 14) on Hwy. H just west of Hwy. WW in the Fletcher area, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Jessica Root, 18, of Dittmer was driving a 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio east on Hwy. H and exited the right side of the road, where the front of the car struck a driveway and then become airborne before the top of it struck a tree while
A Fenton woman and a House Springs man were hurt in a two-vehicle accident that happened at 5:36 p.m. Tuesday (May 14) on Hwy. 141, north of 13th Street in the Fenton portion of Jefferson County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Ladonna K. Ly, 46, Fenton, was driving a 2005 Mazda Tribute in the right lane of southbound Hwy. 141 and when she slowed, a southbound car following in the right lane failed to slow in time and
A Eureka woman was killed and two other people received minor injuries in a collision at 3:29 p.m. Tuesday (May 14) on westbound Hwy. 30 at Scotsdale Boulevard in Scotsdale, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Mary E. Howard, 74, driver of a 2004 Ford Taurus, died in the accident, the patrol reported.
A passenger in her car, Christian Howard, 8, also of Eureka, received minor injuries and was taken by North Jefferson County Ambulance
Two Barnhart girls and five Fenton residents were hurt in a two-vehicle accident that happened about 10:25 p.m. Saturday (May 11) on Delores Drive south of Hwy. 30 in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Melanie L. Cantrell, 35, of Fenton was driving a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant in the right lane on eastbound Hwy. 30, and as she was approaching the intersection with Delores Drive, changed lanes and began to skid before the front of the car struck the left side
Connie R. Young, 63, of De Soto was hurt in a two-vehicle accident that happened at 12:48 p.m. today (May 6) on Hwy. 61 just north Plattin Road south of Festus, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Young was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu south on Hwy. 61 and began to slow because of traffic ahead, the patrol said. A southbound truck following behind the car couldn’t stop in time, and the front of it struck the rear of
A 6-year-old High Ridge boy was moderately injured at about 5:25 p.m. Saturday (May 4), when he was struck by a car in the 400 block of Thoreau Trail in High Ridge, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Nathan A. Moentmann ran into the path of a 2007 Chevrolet Impala headed west on Thoreau Trail, the report said.
The driver, Daniel J. Cushing, 29, of Hillsboro swerved, attempting to avoid the boy,
Scott T. Reno, 19, of Fenton was hurt in a one-car accident at 11:18 a.m. Sunday (May 5) on Old Lemay Ferry Road just north of Spring Forest Drive in Imperial, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Reno was driving a 2001 Ford Mustang north on Old Lemay Ferry and ran off the right side of the road, where his car struck a mailbox and tree, the report said.
He received moderate injuries
Phebe M. Lurtz, 52, of Dittmer received moderate injuries when she tried to avoid a collision with a deer very early this morning (May 2) in Cedar Hill, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Lurtz, driving a 2002 Buick Century, was eastbound on Hwy. 30, west of Ficken Road at 4:30 a.m., when she “attempted to miss hitting a deer,” the patrol reported. Her vehicle ran off the right side of the road and overturned, the report said.
Johnny B. Kramer, 53, of Dittmer died from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle accident that happened at 2:16 a.m. Saturday (April 27) at Hwy. 30 and Industrial Drive in Cedar Hill, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports.
According to a witness interviewed at the scene, Kramer was driving west on Hwy. 30 in the right lane, veered a little to the right and struck a traffic signal post at the intersection with Industrial Drive, the report said.
John D. Stiefferman, 55, of Dittmer was hurt in a motorcycle accident that happened about 12:05 p.m. today (April 30) on Hwy. 30 just west of High Ridge Boulevard in High Ridge, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Stiefferman was driving a 1997 Kawasaki Vulcan east on Hwy. 30 and lost control of the bike as he prepared to make a turn, and then the bike overturned and he was ejected, the report said.
Ginny S. Gregory, 51, of Cedar Hill was moderately injured in a one-vehicle accident at 6:12 a.m. today (April 30) on Scenic View Drive at Hwy. 30 in House Springs, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Gregory was driving a 2007 Jeep Liberty north on Scenic View and ran off the left side of the road, where the vehicle overturned, the report said.
She was taken by Big River Ambulance District to St.
Kortnee H. Ona, 15, of De Soto was moderately injured in a one-car accident at 1:40 p.m. Friday (April 26) on Hwy. H at Peter Moore Road, west of De Soto, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Ona was a passenger in a 1994 Ford Mustang, driven east by Ayrehl C. Ona, 16, also of De Soto, the report said.
The report said the accident occurred when the driver traveled off the
David R. Prosser, 46, of De Soto was hurt in a two-vehicle crash at 6:14 p.m. Friday (April 26) on southbound Hwy. 67 north of Oakvale Road in the De Soto area, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Prosser, who was driving a 1997 Chevrolet truck, received moderate injuries and was taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City by Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District.
The other driver in the accident, Sherri R. Nance,
Three Jefferson Countians were hurt in a three-vehicle accident that happened about 8:25 a.m. today (April 25) on Seckman Road at Golden Gate Drive in Imperial, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Nannette M. Henson, 34, of Festus was driving a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe west on Seckman Road and while attempting to make a left turn, pulled into the path of an eastbound 2004 Suzuki Forenza, and the two vehicles crashed head-on, the report said.
Richard E. Neal, 17, of Imperial was hurt in a one-car accident at 9:30 p.m. Friday (April 19) on Binning Road west of Lions Den Road in Imperial, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Neal was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier east on Binning Road, when the car ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree, the report said.
Neal received moderate injuries and was taken by Rock Township
Crystal A. Little, 21, of Hillsboro was hurt in a two-vehicle accident at 2:30 p.m. today (April 18) on Hwy. 110 just west of Fisher Road in the De Soto area, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Little was driving a 2012 Ford Focus west on Hwy. 110, crossed the centerline and traveled into the path of an eastbound van, striking it head on, the report said.
Curtis A. Durbin, 50, of
Two women, one from House Springs and the other from High Ridge, were hurt when a car drove into a funeral procession and caused a two-vehicle accident at about 2:10 p.m. today (April 17) on Hwy. 30 at Hwy. PP in High Ridge, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Rebekah M. Turbo, 29, of House Springs was driving a 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan, which was part of a funeral procession headed west on Hwy. 30, when a car that
Matthew D. Harman, 33, of Festus was seriously injured in a motorcycle wreck that happened about 5:45 p.m. Sunday (April 14) on Hwy. B south of Kreitler Road in Ste. Genevieve County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Harman was driving a 2005 Big Dog motorcycle north on Hwy. B and lost his helmet and when he reached for it, he lost control of the bike, the report said.
He was taken
Ashley N. Wood, 25, of Hillsboro was hurt in a two-vehicle accident that happened at 8:54 p.m. Saturday (April 13) on Hwy. 30 west of Caroline Drive in High Ridge, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Wood was driving a 1998 Dodge Neon west on Hwy. 30 and struck the rear of another westbound vehicle before the Neon overturned, the report said.
David A. Mannion, 63, of House Springs was driving the
Kim H. Fujiwara, 24, of Festus was seriously hurt in a one-vehicle accident at 2 a.m. Sunday (April 14) on I-55 near the 183.8 mile marker between Pevely and Barnhart, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Fujiwara was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado south on I-55, ran off the west side of the interstate and struck a rock bluff, which caused the pickup to overturn and eject him, the report said.
He was
Jeremy W. Hurtgen, 26, of De Soto was seriously hurt in a motorcycle accident that happened at 3:53 p.m. Wednesday (April 10) on the Hwy. 61 ramp to northbound I-55 in the Festus area, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Hurtgen was driving a 2006 Yamaha YZF 600R north on the ramp and lost control of the motorcycle, which overturned and ejected him, the report said.
He was taken by a Joachim
Joyce L. Wittmann, 50, of Fenton was hurt in a one-vehicle accident at about 2:30 a.m. today (April 9) on Jarvis Road at Sandy Valley Road in the Hillsboro area, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Wittmann was driving a 2001 Ford Ranger west on Jarvis, failed to negotiate a curve to the left and ran off the right side of the road, where the pickup struck an embankment and ended up in a creek, the report said.
Two Barnhart girls and a Dittmer woman were hurt in a two-car accident at 7:25 p.m. April 5 on Hwy. 61-67 north of Tall Oaks Lake Road in the Arnold area, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Page A. Portell, 16, of Barnhart had been driving a 2005 Dodge Neon north on Hwy. 61-67 and was stopped in the left lane to turn when a driver of a second northbound car failed to notice the stopped Neon and struck
William T. Chipley, 47, of Barnhart was hurt in a motorcycle accident that happened about 3:15 p.m. Sunday (April 7) on Hwy. HH south of Wideman Road in Franklin County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Chipley was driving a 2009 Kawasaki ZX-14 north on Hwy. HH, going too fast for the road conditions, and failed to negotiate a curve in the road, causing the motorcycle to overturn before running off the west side of the road, the report
Trista J. Chadwick, 29, of De Soto was hurt in a hit-and-run accident that happened about 5 p.m. Thursday, (April 4) on Hwy. 67 just south of Victoria Road south of Festus, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
Chadwick was a passenger in a 2003 Mitsubishi Gallant driven by Zachary R. Kern, 27, of Crystal City. Kern was not hurt, the report said.
Kern was driving north on Hwy. 67 in the