29-year-old speeding driver sustains minor injuries in I-70 crash

BRIDGETON, MO – Amber Byars, 29, sustained minor injuries after crashing into a 2015 Buick Enclave on westbound I-70 on Friday morning.

According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Byars was speeding in a 2003 Chevrolet Impala and made an improper lane change across multiple lanes of westbound I-70 east of Missouri 141 around 7:26 a.m. She struck the Buick in the front left corner with her vehicle’s right passenger door. Both vehicles ended up on the right side of the interstate.

Byars was transported to SSM Health DePaul Hospital. The driver of the Buick, 35-year-old Ellen Heitzig, was not injured in the crash.

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