University City, MO : One dead and one injured in wrong-way crash on Interstate 170 in University City on Saturday, January 10, 2015
University City, Missouri
A 26-year-old Maryland Heights man died early Saturday after his car was hit head-on by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 170.
Police said the accident happened about 2:40 a.m. on southbound Interstate 170. When officers arrived on the scene, one of the vehicles was on fire.
University City police Lt. Carl Coleman gave this account of what happened:
A vehicle driven by a 52-year-old St. Louis man was traveling the wrong direction on Interstate 170. The man entered the highway on the Delmar Boulevard southbound exit ramp and crossed over three lanes of traffic. His vehicle struck the one driven by the Maryland Heights man who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The wrong-way driver was taken to a local hospital but his condition was not available Saturday. Witnesses told police he did not have his lights on.
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One dead and one injured in wrong-way crash on Interstate 170 in University City