Missouri Highway Patrol Responds To 189 Crashes During Winter Storm

Sunday’s winter snow storm in the area caused several accidents and closures on interstates on both sides of the river. At 5:30 a.m. Monday, the Missouri Highway Patrol (MSHP) Troop C, which patrols the St. Louis Metro and surrounding areas, said they responded to 489 calls for service, 124 stranded motorists and 189 separate crashes on Sunday.

In total, 25 people were injured and four people were killed.

MSHP said one of the fatalities happened earlier in the day on Interstate 270 in Kirkwood. It was not weather-related.

The three other fatalities happened in St. Francois County on Highway 67. MSHP said one vehicle had crashed and three people were outside of the car when another vehicle overturned and hit them. Around 5:30 p.m., a fourth vehicle struck and killed three people standing on the highway.

In total around Missouri, MSHP responded to 559 crashes and 525 stranded vehicles as of 8 p.m. There were 53 injuries and four fatalities.