Saturday Jefferson County Traffic Accidents

A St. Louis man was injured in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 141 at Schneider Drive on Saturday afternoon. The Highway Patrol reports that 39-year-old Timothy Moreno was driving a Chevy Silverado pick-up north on Schneider Drive and walked to stop at a steady red light and struck a Ford F-450 pickup driven by 48-year-old Pedro Gugierrez of St. Louis. Gugierrez was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital South with moderate injuries. The accident took place just after 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon.

A Festus woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Saturday evening in Jefferson County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Darren Lawson of Festus was stopped for a red light in the left lane of southbound highway 67 at Route CC. A 2013 Kia Optima driven by 50-year-old Kathleen Arman of Festus was making a left turn onto Route CC and veered to the left striking the right rear of Lawson’s vehicle. Arman was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital Jefferson with moderate injuries. The accident happened around 6:45 Saturday evening.