OLIVETTE, MO : Multiple investigations underway following fatal crash at Olivette Starbucks on Saturday, 3rd October, 2020

The scene of Saturday’s crash is not where you would expect a car to crash through a building.

The strip mall in Olivette is not right off the road and, once you’re in the parking lot, you won’t find a lot of space to get any real speed in front of the stores.

Saturday morning, Glenda and Joseph Simmons arrived for a coffee at Starbucks. Joseph sat in his car and watched a driver in his 70s slam into the store while his wife was inside.

“Don’t take time for granted or relationships. They started out a beautiful Saturday, went to breakfast, Glenda wanted a latte and then, in an instant, she’s gone,” said attorney Richard Zalasky of the Brown and Crouppen Law Firm.

“Everybody can agree that it’s not supposed to happen. Does it have to do with the vehicle? Does it have to do with the driver? Was there some medical emergency?”

Zalasky said he’s already requested preservation of the driver’s cellphone and vehicle data from the morning of the crash. He’ll also look into whether the strip mall design played a part.

“There have been a number of crashes of this nature throughout the country,” he said.


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