Wrong-way crash on I-64 kills one, injures two others
CHESTERFIELD, MO. – A deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 64 claimed the life of a 79-year-old man from Beaufort, Missouri.
The crash happened just before 8:45 p.m. Saturday shutting the eastbound lanes of the interstate down for hours.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a total of four vehicles were involved. Troopers say a Chevrolet van, driven by the 79-year-old man, was going west in the eastbound lanes when it collided head on with a 2023 Silverado. The impact pushed the Silverado into the path of a commercial truck in the next lane, striking it from behind.
The wrong-way driver continued moving westbound and then struck a third car, a 2014 Toyota Avalon, head on.
Emergency crews responded to the scene. The Monarch Fire Protection District pronounced the man dead.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Town and County Police, and Chesterfield Police also responded to the crash.
Two other people were taken to the hospital with minor and moderate injuries.
The crash shut down the eastbound lanes of I-64 in that area for several hours.
