Driver fails to stop at red light causing two-vehicle collision

JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO – A man crashed his car into the front of another vehicle after failing to stop at a red light on Catlin Road Tuesday night, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.

The incident happened at 7:30 p.m., when the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Impala headed westbound on Route M failed to stop for a red light. The Impala collided with a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse that was moving through the intersection.

Both drivers, as well as two other occupants of the Impala, were taken to Mercy Hospital South with minor injuries.

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