Bus Driver Begins Route With Alcohol and Drugs

On December 9th, a St. Louis area schoolbus driver was arrested for stealing a bottle of champagne and possession of marijuana. The incident occurred in St. John when 33-year-old Crystal Taylor stole a bottle of champagne from a grocery store and then attempted to begin her afternoon bus route. A security guard from the…

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Boating Accident Kills Two, Driver Charged

On Friday, a boat driver was indicted with 16 counts resulting from a fatalboating accident in July. The accident happened in Dundalk, Maryland when 56-year-old Timothy Jay Wilson was operating a 37-foot Sea Ray Sundancer boat along a shipping channel when he crashed his boat into a concrete pillar near the Key Bridge. The…

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Driver Facing Manslaughter Charges After Fatal Crash

A driver is facing manslaughter charges after causing a fatalauto accident this year. The accident happened in June when the crash resulted in two fatalities. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report, 32-year-old Timothy E.L. Calvin was traveling northbound on U.S. 71 when he failed to stop at a stop sign causing…

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Slip and Fall Victim Settles for $6 Million

An elderly man has settled a lawsuit for $6 million after suffering serious injuries in aslip and fall accident. The 74-year-old man sustained disabling injuries when he stepped out of an indoor hotel pool, slipped, and struck his head. The accident happened in Branson, Missouri at a hotel that had replaced some of the…

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Woman Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash

Aone-vehicle accident occurred at about 5:00 p.m. on Saturday in Vermont. While driving on Vermont 30, Megan E. Baker’s vehicle veered off of the road. Afterwards, her car crashed in a causeway and continued south before crashing into a tree stump and stopping at another causeway on its side. Tragically, Baker passed away as…

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Car Accident Kills Man on I-270

Anauto accident on Interstate 270 resulted in one fatality on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 47-year-old Duc H. Duong of Fenton was operating a 2015 Hyundai Accent on northbound I-270 when a 2011 Chevrolet Express van had reduced speed due to debris on the roadway. At approximately 3:40 p.m., Duong…

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Employee Drives Vehicle Into Target Store

A drivercrashed his vehicle into a Target store in Washington, Missouri. The incident happened on Wednesday morning at around 7:42 a.m. According to the Washington police, a 21-year-old employee of the store drove his 2000 Hyundai car into the front glass entry doors. After the crash, the driver exited the vehicle and walked away…

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Girl Killed in Hit and Run Accident

A teenage girl was killed in ahit and run accident last week in Missouri. The accident happened in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on Wednesday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 13-year-old girl was attempting to cross the street when she was struck by a vehicle and left for dead. The driver was…

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Lack of Sidewalks Leads to Pedestrian Accident

Last Thursday, a disabled man wasstruck by a vehicle as he traveled along the roadway in his motorized wheelchair. The victim, Tony Berding, claims he has been struck three separate times on Lemay Ferry and is blaming the lack of sidewalks. Berding is a resident of Ahepha 53 senior apartments and travels to a…

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Woman Gives Birth, Baby’s Father and Grandmother Killed in Car Crash

On Saturday, a Michigan woman gave birth to her first child while the baby’s father and grandmother were killed in anauto accident. Crystal Matrau-Belt arrived at the hospital alone because she did not expect to deliver the baby that day. Her fiance, Emil Skokan III, had stayed at home with Crystal’s mother, Peggy Nichols,…

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