St. Louis man and Tenn. woman seriously injured in early-morning crash

ST. CHARLES, MO – Two people, including a woman from Tennessee, were severely injured in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 94 in St. Charles early this morning.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on westbound Hwy 94 and Zumbehl Road at 12:54 a.m., when the driver of a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, 37-year-old St. Louis man David W. Baker, failed to make his turn. The right side of his vehicle then crashed into a traffic signal, causing the pickup to spin. The left side of the pickup truck then collided with a second traffic light.

Baker and his passenger, 27-year-old Sara A. McRoberts, of Memphis, Tenn., were taken to Mercy St. Louis for the treatment of severe injuries.

Neither of the two was wearing a seatbelt when the crash happened.

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