Five injured in St. Charles County car accident
Five people were hospitalized Saturday evening after a Missouri injury accident on the north outer road of Highway 40 just west of Highway 94 in St. Charles.
According to the investigating officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Katherine Tate, 30, entered the outer road heading into oncoming traffic. She was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane in her 2001 Volvo. At the same time, a 2007 Chevrolet Impala, driven by Robert Hill, 78, was entering the westbound lanes of the outer road from Highway 40. Hill was unable to avoid Tate’s car and the two vehicles crashed head-on.
Tate was flown to Barnes Hospital in St. Charles for emergency treatment. Hill and three others in his car, Deborah Hill, 77; Rebecca Koch, 32; and James Vanvelzer, 33; were taken to St. John’s Mercy in Creve Coeur.
The Highway Patrol report does not indicate why Tate was heading into oncoming traffic or if there were extenuating circumstances that forced her there.
If further investigation reveals that Tate was driving negligently, Hill and the other injured parties may be able to consult a Missouri car accident lawyer to help recover damages that can pay for medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses.
