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Sunday, December 30, 2012

26-Year-Old Man in Hospital After Vehicle Overturns

A Pacific man sustained serious injuries from the accident.

A 26-year-old man from Pacific is in the hospital with serious injuries after his vehicle overturned on eastbound highway T, 0.7 miles of St. Albans Road east junction, near Wildwood, at approximately 8:30 p.m. last Friday.   James McFerrin was driving his 1999 Chevrolet Montecarlo when he traveled off the road, struck a tree and overturned, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Report.  McFerrin was transported to Mercy Medical Center in Washington, MO.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Man Charged With Manslaughter in Truck Driver's Death

A Missouri Highway Patrol trooper said Matthew Snyders was drunk Sept. 27 when he had an accident on I-44 and left his car; a truck driver swerved to avoid the car, overturning his truck.

A man was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a drunk-driving accident on Interstate 44 near Eureka caused a truck driver to swerve and overturn. Read original breaking news article: Name of I-44 Fatality Revealed, Other Driver Charged with DWI The truck driver, Joshua Sanders, 34, of Rolla, was killed while trying to avoid striking the car stopped on the roadway in dense fog, according to a Missouri Highway Patrol report. Matthew Snyders, 44, of the 1400 block of South Elm Street in Webster Groves, was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter - driving while intoxicated. A Missouri Highway Patrol trooper said Snyders hit a guardrail on westbound I-44 about a mile west of Six Flags about 4:55 a.m. Sept. 27. Snyders failed to …

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Wrongful Death Suit Filed by Husband of Wildwood Woman Killed in Crash

The woman, Laura Dunn, was mother of nine children, including five with ages of 10 to 17 years. She died in a January accident.

The husband of a Wildwood woman killed in an Interstate 64 crash in January filed a wrongful death suit against the man police indicated caused the accident. Laura Dunn, 48, died after the car she was driving was rear-ended by a car driven by Jeffrey Dobner, 25, of Foristell, while traveling westbound on I-64 just east of Clarkson Road in Chesterfield, according to police. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of George Gregory Dunn of Wildwood, asks for $25,000 in damages and further relief as the court “deems just and proper.” Dunn was the mother of nine children, including five youths aged 10 to 17 years old. The lawsuit states the collision occurred due to Dobner’s “negligence and carelessness.” The lawsuit filed April 26 states Dobner was …

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Two-Vehicle Accident Occurs At Highway 100; Injured Transported to Hospital

(Original story was posted at approximately 4:45 p.m.; this article was updated at 9:15 p.m.)

Drivers of two vehicles involved in a collision that occurred at 4:15 p.m. Thursday at Highway 100 and St. Albans Road in Wildwood were transported by ambulance to St. John's Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur.  Neither driver was a Wildwood resident. St. Louis County-Wildwood Precinct officers and Metro West Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to the scene.  Officer Mark Kolinkski said a female driver of a red Dodge Durango was heading southbound on Highway 100 when the female driver of a Toyota Islander pulled in front of her at the intersection of Route T and Highway 100.  "It's unknown if the driver of the Islander was going to turn left or go straight," said Kolinski. Both drivers were adults, and were taken to the …

Mary Anthonis

12:21 pm on Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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