Pedestrian hurt after being struck by driver in Jefferson County

MURPHY, MO (JEFFERSON COUNTY) – A pedestrian was injured after being struck by a driver in Jefferson County late last night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident happened on Little Brennan Road, near Commerce Avenue, at 11:27 p.m., as 56-year-old Fenton woman Suzanne M. Smith was walking along the street. Smith was… Read More

ST. PETERS, MO – An 18-year-old pedestrian was injured after a 2012 Chevrolet Suburban struck him while traveling on an I-70 exit ramp on Tuesday afternoon. Matthew L. McCoy, 18, was crossing the exit ramp from eastbound I-70 to Cave Springs Road when the Chevrolet was unable to stop and hit him, according to Missouri… Read More

JENNINGS, MO – A 20-year-old male driver hit and killed a 74-year-old female pedestrian at the intersection of Halls Ferry Road and Cozens Avenue on Thursday night. This is an update to an earlier post. Police report the fatal crash occurred when Elizabeth B. James walked into traffic and was hit by a 2007 Chevrolet… Read More

ST. LOUIS, MO – Fatal vehicular accidents are higher than they have been over the last three years in St. Louis. According to St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis police reported the 2020 accident statistics at 73 deaths, 22 of which were pedestrians. In comparison, 2019 numbers were at 56 deaths, including 14 pedestrians, 2018 numbers… Read More

JENNINGS, MO – A 74-year-old female pedestrian died after a vehicle struck her at the intersection of Halls Ferry Road and Cozens Avenue on Thursday evening. According to KMOV4 News, the fatal accident occurred around 8 p.m. Authorities identified the woman as Elizabeth James, of Jennings. They pronounced her dead not long after the accident.… Read More

ST. LOUIS, MO – A female pedestrian was struck and killed in the Sunset Hills area on Wednesday evening. According to St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the fatal accident occurred in the 10500 block of Watson Road around 6 p.m. The unidentified woman was walking north and the unknown vehicle was traveling west on Watson Road. She… Read More

PACIFIC, MO – Robert Apperson, 53, was seriously injured when he was struck by someone driving a piece of construction equipment at 1559 Highway 100 on Monday afternoon. Police report 37-year-old Ryan Terbrock was backing up a 2014 Bobcat T650 when he failed to see a pedestrian behind him. He struck Apperson around 12 p.m.… Read More

POTOSI, MO – A 35-year-old female pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver at 10122 Delbridge Road on Sunday afternoon. Emma Sancegrow was walking southbound on Delbridge Road when she was hit by an unknown vehicle around 4:30 p.m., according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. The driver fled the crash scene. Sancegrow was… Read More

ST. LOUIS, MO – Police released a photo of a hit-and-run suspect whom they believe recently struck and seriously injured a 24-year-old woman on Manchester Avenue last Saturday night. This is an update to a previous post. 24-year-old Destiny Frey, an Emergency Room worker, was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the 4400 block of… Read More

CASEYVILLE, IL – Joseph J. Maly, Jr., 73, was struck and killed by a Saturn Outlook when he was crossing northbound Illinois Route 159 on Wednesday evening. According to 5 On Your Side News, the fatal accident occurred near the Hollywood Heights Road intersection around 7:45 p.m. Maly was transported to a local hospital where… Read More