Man killed, two people injured on Christmas in Creve Coeur wrong-way crash

CREVE COEUR, MO (ST. LOUIS COUNTY) – A man was killed and two people were injured as a result of a multi-vehicle wrong-way collision in Creve Coeur on Christmas night.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on Highway 364, west of Highway 141, near the Creve Coeur Airport.

At about 9:30 p.m., the driver of a 2005 Mazda Tribute, 32-year-old St. Peters man Christopher B. Dauphin, was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of the highway.

The Tribute then collided head-on with a 2013 Ford Focus, operated by 26-year-old Alyssa N. Sabo, of St. Louis. The Mazda continued, then striking a 2014 Ford Taurus, operated by 59-year-old Anthony G. Fanara, of St. Charles. The driver of a 2013 Chrysler Town & Country, 46-year-old Farmington woman Christina M. McCarthy, then struck the Mazda.

Dauphin was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:45 p.m.

Fanara and Sabo were taken to area hospitals for the treatment of moderate injuries.

McCarthy was not reported as hurt.

Each of the drivers was wearing their seatbelt at the time of the accident, which caused total damage to all four vehicles.

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