The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the two women who died in a wrong-way accident Tuesday night, Sept. 13, on I-55 north of Hwy. 141 in Arnold.
Barbara L. Monzyk, 69, of Fenton and Emilie N. Scott, 29, of Fredericktown died in the accident, the patrol reported.
The accident happened at about 8:30 p.m. when Monzyk was driving a 2013 Mazda 3 south in the northbound lanes and crashed head-on with a northbound 2014 Chevrolet Spark that Scott was driving, the report said.
Cpl. Dallas Thompson said the cars caught fire after the accident. The drivers were the only people in the cars, he added.
Rock Township Ambulance District personnel pronounced both drivers dead at the scene, at 8:30 p.m., the patrol reported.
Scott was not wearing a seat belt, and it is unknown if Monzyk was wearing one, according to the report.
Both cars were totaled, the report said.