Three-vehicle crash injures one person on southbound I-270

ST. LOUIS, MO – A 32-year-old man was injured in a three-vehicle crash on southbound I-270 north of Olive Boulevard early Sunday morning.

Police report a 2021 Kia K5, driven by 39-year-old Tomas Santiago-Rios, rear-ended a 2013 Ford Escape. The impact caused the Ford’s driver, 29-year-old Kelsey Towey, to lose control of the vehicle. It spun counter clockwise and hit a 2017 Jeep Cherokee, driven by 25-year-old Jahbarie Jefferson.

32-year-old Federico Santiago Martinez, a passenger in the Kia, was transported to Mercy Hospital St. Louis for minor injuries.

Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

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