A St. Louis man was injured early Friday, Sept. 2, in a two-vehicle accident on I-55 at mile marker 169 south of Crystal City, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
At 3:07 a.m., Isaiah A. Reddick, 21, of Herculaneum was driving a 2016 Mercedes Benz C300 north on the interstate and struck the rear of a northbound 2019 Volvo tractor-trailer driven by Odell Young, 65, of Memphis, Tenn., the report said.
No injuries were reported for Reddick or Young. However, a passenger in the car – Cole C. Johnson, 19, of St. Louis – was moderately injured and taken by private conveyance to Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City.
Reddick, Young and Johnson were wearing seat belts, the patrol reported.
The car was totaled, and the big rig was extensively damaged, the report said.