56-year-old driver seriously injured in eastbound I-270 crash

ST. LOUIS, MO – A 56-year-old driver from Highland, IL was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on eastbound I-270 on Thursday morning.

According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Eldon R. Mollet was traveling east on I-270 in a 2010 Ford F-150. He lost control of the vehicle causing it to hit a concrete median. The impact caused the vehicle to overturn in the middle of the interstate blocking all lanes west of W. Florissant Avenue around 11:38 a.m.

Mollet was transported to Barnes Jewish Hospital. He was wearing a seat belt.

The Ford was totaled.

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