ST. LOUIS, MO – Seven people, including 4 children, sustained injuries when a 2010 Ford Fusion struck a 2015 Kia Sorento head-on at Lucas-Hunt Road and W. Florissant Avenue on Sunday morning.
Adrian O. Brown, 30, was traveling northbound on Lucas-Hunt Road in the Ford when he traveled into the southbound lanes of Lucas-Hunt Road at W. Florissant Avenue. His Ford struck the Kia, driven by 45-year-old Sherdon Douglas, head-on around 9:10 a.m., according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Both drivers were transported to SSM Health DePaul Hospital for minor injuries.
Two passengers in the Kia, a 6-year-old and a 13-year-old, were transported to a children’s hospital for serious injuries.
An infant, 1-year-old, and 28-year-old Jerrica I. Harris all sustained minor injuries. They were all passengers in the Kia.
Police report the 1-year-old, 6-year-old, and Harris were not wearing seat belts. All others were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
Both cars were totaled in the crash.
Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.
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