Eureka Police arrested an 18-year-old Collinsville, Ill., woman for allegedly assaulting two other women following an accident near the intersection of Six Flags Road and West Fifth Street. Officers also arrested an 18-year-old Collinsville, Ill., man for allegedly driving away following the accident, police reported.
Eureka Police were called at about 8:30 a.m. Oct. 24 to the intersection after a 2011 Honda Accord, which the man was driving, ran into the back of a 2022 GMC Yukon, which was driven by a 37-year-old Columbia woman. There were at least four girls riding in the SUV, the report said.
After the accident, the woman and the girls got out of the Yukon because there was smoke coming out of the SUV. The man and woman also got out of the Accord, and the woman allegedly ran at the other woman and the girls, according to the report.
The Illinois woman yelled at the group, and she allegedly hit a 17-year-old Columbia woman, and when the 37-year-old Columbia woman tried to separate the two, the Illinois woman allegedly pushed the older woman down, the report said.
The man and woman then got into the Accord, and they drove to the nearby Mid America Adventure by Enchanted Parks. Officers found the two in the car in the amusement park’s parking lot and arrested them, according to the report.
No one was injured in the accident or during the alleged assault, the report said.
The man and woman were taken to the Police Station, where they were booked and released with summons to appear in Eureka Municipal Court, according to the report.
The woman was issued a summons for allegedly assaulting the two other women, and the man was issued summons for allegedly driving without proof of insurance and leaving the scene of an accident, Lt. Brett Grittini said.