St. Louis County, MO – A police officer and a civilian driver were injured Wednesday morning after a vehicle crash on the Earth City Expressway, prompting an internal investigation by county detectives.
According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the crash occurred around 7:37 a.m. on Wednesday while a Central County Precinct officer was responding to a call for service on Interstate 70 at the Earth City Expressway.
Investigators said that at approximately 7:41 a.m., the officer was traveling southbound on the Earth City Expressway with emergency lights and siren activated when the police vehicle struck a citizen’s vehicle at the intersection of Earth City Expressway and Rider Trail South. Authorities allege the civilian vehicle failed to yield at the intersection.
Both the officer and the civilian driver were transported to an area hospital following the crash.
Police said the officer, an adult female, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and later released. The driver of the civilian vehicle, also an adult female, remains hospitalized in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
The St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons and Accident Reconstruction detectives are leading the investigation. No charges have been announced, and the investigation remains ongoing.
The crash occurred during the morning commute and caused disruptions near Interstate 70 and surrounding roadways in the Earth City area.
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