Woman and 2 children hospitalized after hit-and-run in St. Francois Co.

RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP, MO (ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY) – A woman and two children were injured in a hit-and-run crash in St. Francois County yesterday afternoon, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The crash happened at Wortham Road, east of Robinson Street, at 4:15 p.m., as the driver of a 2018 Ford Focus, 23-year-old Park Hills woman Kasidy L. Buckley, attempted to pass a Dodge Ram pickup truck hauling a trailer.

The Ford then crashed into the trailer, and the driver of the Ram fled the scene.

Buckley, a 9-year-old boy, and a 10-year-old girl sustained minor injuries in the crash and were taken to the hospital in Farmington for treatment.

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