LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO (ST. CHARLES COUNTY) – Two people were injured yesterday in an accident on Interstate 64 in Lake St. Louis, according to a crash report published by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The accident happened around 9:15 a.m. on the I-64 ramp to Lake St. Louis Boulevard when the driver of a 2016 Freightliner MC106 traveled off the side of the road. The Freightliner, driven by 56-year-old Robert W. Moore of O’Fallon, overcorrected and then crossed over to the left side of the roadway, striking the median. The truck traveled over the median curb and hit a 1999 Mercury Villager before coming to rest in a ditch.
The truck driver and the driver of the Mercury, 55-year-old Lake St. Louis man Kevin L. Clinton, were both taken to the hospital with minor injuries. They were wearing their seatbelts when the accident happened.
The Mercury was totaled in the accident.
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