Poor weather conditions cause pile up on I-55 in Jefferson Co.

ARNOLD, MO – Four vehicles collided on wet roads Monday afternoon on I-55 near Route Z, as reported by the Missouri State highway Patrol. One person was hospitalized.

Jody Fowler, 50, lost control of his 2011 Kia Forte due to wet pavement conditions and left the roadway. Fowler struck a guardrail and caromed back onto the road ,where he struck the right side of a 2015 Chevrolet driven by Wendie Marshall, 56.

A 2012 Kia Sorrento, driven by Ethan Glenn, 17, then struck Marshall’s vehicle from the rear.

A fourth vehicle was unable to stop and struck the back of Glenn’s vehicle. The vehicle fled the scene.

Marshall was taken to Mercy Hospital with minor injuries.

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