St. Louis Missouri Car Accident Results Fatality, Injury

Late Sunday night, a man’s truck clipped the back of a minivan, causing the truck to spin out of control and crash into a concrete pillar near the intersection of Interstate 270 and Missouri 370. The driver, 43-year-old St. Ann resident Mark Maessen, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the mini van,…

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Toyota Expands Recall on Top-Sellers, Honda Issues Voluntary Recall

Over a week ago, Toyota raised concerns when it announced the recall of 2.3 million vehicles. These concerns were validated with the company’s announcement later in the week of a massive recall in China, culminating with the announcement Friday that it also intended to recall 1.8 million vehicles in Europe as a “preventative measure”. By this…

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Macoupin County Illinois Car Wreck Leaves One Dead

Early Wednesday morning a Bethalto man was killed in a two-car accident near Fosterburg. The victim, William L. Gibson, 36, was driving around an “S” curve when ice and snow caused him to lose control of his Nissan Altima. The car went into a ditch on the right side of the road before Gibson over-corrected,…

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St. Louis Missouri Sisters Killed in Granite City Crash

Two St. Louis women were killed on Friday when the car they were riding in was broadsided after pulling into the path of an on-coming SUV. The sisters have been identified as Deneice G. English, 54, and Verna L. Smallwood, 43. The accident occurred near Illinois Route 3 and Missouri avenue when the car the…

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Illinois Trooper Given Probation After Causing Fatal Accident

Illinois State Trooper Matt Mitchell pleaded guilty to two counts of reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving. The wreck occurred on November 23, 2007, when prosecutors say Mitchell was driving 126 mph and using his cell phone when his car struck another carrying two teenage sisters. The girls, Jessica Uhl, 18, and Kelli Uhl, 13,…

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East St. Louis Illinois Car Crash Leads to Accident Suit

A car crash which occurred on west-bound Interstate 64 in East St. Louis, Illinois has become cause for an auto accident suit. According to a report published Friday on the Madison / St. Clair Record’s website, the plaintiff, a female, was rear-ended on the interstate. She stated that after a car in front of her…

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Midwest Weather Causes Fatality And Numerous Car Accidents

Madison County, Illinois, and surrounding areas reported significant snowfall. The snow was removed quickly, but some areas remain partially snow and ice covered and are still dangerous. The initial snowfall caused several accidents involving personal injury to drivers and passengers. In nearby Marion County, four vehicles lost control and drove off Interstate 57. Two more…

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