Eric A Hurst of Granite City, IL was injured on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 11:58PM in St. Louis County, Missouri. Hurst is a 38-year-old man.
The crash happened here: eastbound Interstate 270 west of north Lindbergh Boulevard.
In the crash, Hurst was a driver. The police described the crash like this:
VEHICLE 2 AND VEHICLE 3 WERE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC FOR CONGESTION AHEAD. VEHICLE 1 WAS FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE AND FAILED TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION. THE FRONT OF VEHICLE 1 STRUCK THE REAR OF VEHICLE 2. THE IMPACT OF VEHICLE 1 CAUSED THE FRONT OF VEHICLE 2 TO SLIDE INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE 3
Injuries
Hurst's injuries were minor. Hurst was taken by Hazelwood Fire Department to Christian Hospital.
Vehicle Damage
The police said the damage to the 2010 Chevrolet Aveo driven by Alvarez was minor. It was removed by Driven From Scene. The damage to the 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Cooper was minor. It was removed by Driven From Scene. The damage to the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Hurst was minor. It was removed by Secured Roadside.
How To Get the Highway Patrol Report
Tpr S W Wulser of the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 200618108 to this crash. The highway patrol charges $6.90 for each certified report (certification required for court). The highway patrol is currently backlogged and they state on their website that you will have to wait 10 days and may have to wait an "extended period of time" beyond that for the report. Further, unless you qualify under the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act, the report you get will have important and necessary information such as photographs, social security numbers, driver license numbers, names, addresses and telephone numbers redacted (blacked out).
The information in this article came from the Missouri State Highway Patrol website.
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