Car Crash Thread

quincunx · PostMay 02, 2023#8262023-05-02T02:09+00:00

I went through there Friday evening. I usually take the train. A reminder of how dangerous driving is.

PostMay 04, 2023#8272023-05-04T13:21+00:00

Stltoday - Assistant circuit attorney in St. Louis killed in fiery crash on I-270

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... 66e90.html

PostMay 09, 2023#8282023-05-09T23:43+00:00

Stltoday - Man killed, two people critically hurt in crash at St. Louis intersection

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/acc ... dc14d.html

sc4mayor · PostMay 09, 2023#8292023-05-09T23:49+00:00

^ Fortunately the man that died was seemingly the one that drove into oncoming traffic to avoid a red light.

Good riddance.

quincunx · PostMay 11, 2023#8302023-05-11T23:47+00:00

Stltoday - Driver sped 100 mph before St. Louis crash that killed 1, injured 5, charges say

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... 8fcad.html

stlurbanist · PostMay 12, 2023#8312023-05-12T03:12+00:00

quincunx wrote: ↑
May 11, 2023
Stltoday - Driver sped 100 mph before St. Louis crash that killed 1, injured 5, charges say

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... 8fcad.html

Banging my head against wall. Why do we see such incidents? I really hope no "bystander" was hurt.

quincunx · PostMay 20, 2023#8322023-05-20T16:47+00:00

Stl Today - Pedestrian dies after being hit by car last month in north St. Louis

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... 6cd5d.html

PostMay 21, 2023#8332023-05-21T17:37+00:00

StlToday - Crash on I-70 leaves one dead, two injured

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... 6c518.html

PostMay 22, 2023#8342023-05-22T21:36+00:00

StlToday - Woman, 79, struck by truck and killed in Cahokia Heights

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... c6ec4.html

PostMay 22, 2023#8352023-05-22T21:41+00:00

StlToday - Woman killed, man critically injured in crash on Interstate 55

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cri ... b2b9d.html

PostMay 23, 2023#8362023-05-23T12:34+00:00

StlToday - Three women die in head-on crash in north St. Louis County

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/acc ... 1f6a7.html

TheWayoftheArch_V2.0 · PostMay 25, 2023#8372023-05-25T15:49+00:00

While I understand why you post these, sometimes you are worse than local news...

Laife Fulk · PostMay 25, 2023#8382023-05-25T16:01+00:00

Agreed. Do we have to post every single link to every single story? I get that you're trying to drive home the point, but UrbanSTL isn't exactly the site where people need convincing. Maybe it would be better just to archive this thread, start a new one, and then update the first post with stats/stories? At least in the Crime thread there's discussions regarding stories that are posted - and even then not every single crime story gets posted.

hebeters · PostMay 25, 2023#8392023-05-25T17:32+00:00

Do we have to post every single link to every single story? Is this not spam? Where is that spam patrol person that is on this forum??

quincunx · PostMay 25, 2023#8402023-05-25T20:47+00:00

Sorry, there's been a lot of CARnage out there lately. You can always ignore the thread, I suppose.

sc4mayor · PostMay 25, 2023#8412023-05-25T21:10+00:00

hebeters wrote: ↑
May 25, 2023
Do we have to post every single link to every single story? Is this not spam? Where is that spam patrol person that is on this forum??

Right here! At least what Q posts is on topic instead of your drivel.

symphonicpoet · PostMay 26, 2023#8422023-05-26T06:37+00:00

I'm inclined to agree with sc4 and qc. The whole point to this thread is to illustrate the problem and encourage us to address it. Think of it as a transportation crimes thread. Does any murder go unreported on the crime thread? Not every crash gets reported here, just the most serious ones. It's only spam if it's not materially important, and this has a heck of a body count. I'd say that's important. Might be our single biggest safety issue.

framer · PostMay 26, 2023#8432023-05-26T13:04+00:00

I don't see a problem; if the thread doesn't interest you, just skip it.

quincunx · PostJun 22, 2023#8442023-06-22T02:45+00:00

KMOV - Janae Edmondson sues City of St. Louis

https://www.kmov.com/2023/06/22/janae-e ... -st-louis/

TheWayoftheArch_V2.0 · PostJun 22, 2023#8452023-06-22T14:37+00:00

Predictable. And likely a costly slam dunk settlement for the Edmundson family courtesy of Gardner's well documented ineptitude.

Not sure why the other driver is involved.

quincunx · PostJun 22, 2023#8462023-06-22T16:42+00:00

Making the national news

CBSNews - Teen volleyball player who lost her legs in violent car crash sues city of St. Louis and 2 drivers involved

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/janae-edmo ... vers-city/

PostJun 22, 2023#8472023-06-22T17:46+00:00

For a sampling (since it's only state roads) of crashes in the region search "@StLouisTraffic crash" on Twitter. Not much detail, but it tells you how much carnage is out there.

RockChalkSTL · PostJun 22, 2023#8482023-06-22T17:47+00:00

TheWayoftheArch_V2.0 wrote: ↑
Jun 22, 2023
Predictable. And likely a costly slam dunk settlement for the Edmundson family courtesy of Gardner's well documented ineptitude.

Not sure why the other driver is involved.

The other driver is involved because they were driving recklessly as well, and because they were driving on a suspended license.

quincunx · PostJun 22, 2023#8492023-06-22T17:51+00:00

Glad we gave this industry a big gift via the I70 rebuild and widening subsidy.

ProPublica - DOT Researchers Suggested a Way to Make Big Trucks Safer. After Meeting With Lobbyists, Agency Officials Rejected the Idea.

https://www.propublica.org/article/dot- ... ce=twitter

stlurbanist · PostJun 23, 2023#8502023-06-23T20:35+00:00

quincunx wrote: ↑
Jun 22, 2023
Glad we gave this industry a big gift via the I70 rebuild and widening subsidy.

ProPublica - DOT Researchers Suggested a Way to Make Big Trucks Safer. After Meeting With Lobbyists, Agency Officials Rejected the Idea.

https://www.propublica.org/article/dot- ... ce=twitter

I just saw a special on PBS Frontline about car collisions with big trucks and the futile attempt to install flimsy side truck guards

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/anno ... e-crashes/

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