Two people injured after vehicle overturns in northbound I-170 crash

ST. LOUIS, MO – Two people sustained injuries after their 2017 Chevrolet Cruze slid off northbound I-170 and overturned on Saturday night.

Katie D. Pruitt, 24, was traveling northbound on I-170 south of St. Charles Rock Road when the Chevrolet began sliding and overturned on the left side of the road around 11:40 p.m., police report.

Pruitt, who suffered minor injuries, and a passenger, 28-year-old Tontalisha L. Pruitt, were transported to Mercy Hospital St. Louis. The passenger sustained serious injuries.

Neither woman was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

The Chevrolet was totaled.

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