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A 55-year old teacher from Sedalia, Missouri, was killed in a two-car crash last Friday morning at approximately 6 a.m. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the driver failed to yield at a stop sign and was hit in the driver’s side door by a 53-year old woman of Otterville, Missouri. The crash occurred at …

A 54-year old Imperial woman died after a semi-truck crashed into the car in which she was a passenger according to KSDK. Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the woman was a passenger in a car that was driving slowly on northbound Highway 67 near Cherokee Pass in Madison County when a northbound …

A 17-year old girl is in critical condition at the St. Louis University Hospital after she was hit by two different vehicles participating in a drag race in north downtown St. Louis. The pedestrian victim was apparently a “flag girl” for the race and was struck by the Mitsubishi Eclipse which knocked her into the …

A Swansea 33-year old man was killed in a three-car crash Friday evening near East St. Louis in Illinois. According to the Illinois State Police and The Belleville News-Democrat, the 33-year old man was driving east on St. Clair Avenue at 70th Street about 11:30 p.m. when a 2000 Dodge Neon traveling at a high …

According to statistics by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, approximately 40 million people are operating motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Missouri nor Illinois were states that indicated a significant increase or decrease. The study indicated that 30 million people in the U.S. drove drunk and 10 million were …

A commercial airline made an emergency landing after a dog on board the plane bit two people, a passenger and a flight attendant. The flight was from Newark, New Jersey to Phoenix, Arizona. Apparently, the owner released the dog from its carrier and it then proceeded to bite the two people. It is unknown how …

According to experts, the number of people admitted to the hospital due to dog bites has increased by 86% since 1993. The study conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ASRQ) spanned 16 years and showed an increase in dog-bite related hospital stays from 5,100 in 1993 to 9,500 in 2008. Approximately 860 …

The family of a 34-year old father of three was riding his motorcycle and collided with a Columbia City bus in mid-July of this year. The family of the man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Columbia and the city bus driver as well for negligent driving. The motorcyclist collided with …

The United States Coast Guard is currently investigating why a barge hit the Martin Luther King Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri, Monday morning. The barge accident occurred around 2 a.m. when a barge struck the pier causing four barges to break away while moving downstream. This was no apparent damage to the bridge, but engineers …

All Terrain Vehicles have become increasingly popular since they were first introduced over forty years ago partly due to the freedom and feel of danger that comes with riding an open air vehicle. While riding ATV’s can be very exhilarating and fun, serious accidents occur with far too much regularity. It was originally believed by …