NORWOOD COURT, MO (ST. LOUIS COUNTY) – Two people from St. Louis sustained serious injuries when a car collided with two concrete walls on I-70 yesterday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The collision occurred in Norwood Court, northwest of St. Louis, on westbound I-70, near Lucas and Hunt Road, at 11:10 a.m., when the driver of a 2011 Dodge Caliber went off the left side of the roadway.
The driver, 38-year-old Kiana N. Howard, then collided with a concrete wall. The vehicle swerved across multiple lanes, to the right side of the highway, then crashed into a second wall.
Howard and her passenger, Willie J. Howard, were both taken to the hospital with severe injuries.
They were reportedly not wearing a seatbelt when the collision occurred.
No other injuries were reported.
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