Two people injured in rear-end crash by vehicle evading police

ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MO – Two people were injured when a 2000 Chevrolet S10, whose driver was evading the police, struck their 2013 Kia Sorento on Saturday morning.

Kyle Morgeson, 31, was traveling northbound on US-67 south of Missouri 32 and attempting to evade the police, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. He swerved and the front of his Chevrolet hit the rear-end of the Kia.

The driver of the Kia, 63-year-old Douglas Herdlick, and one occupant, 63-year-old Debra Herdlick, were both transported to Parkland Health Center North for minor injuries.

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