ST. LOUIS, MO – A driver was killed in a crash in the Carondelet neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reported.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of a Nissan Versa was traveling north in the 6600 block of Michigan Avenue at about 3:40 p.m. when the vehicle veered to the left and struck the front of a parked and unoccupied Ford Fiesta.
The rear of the Ford Fiesta then struck the front of a Buick Enclave, which was parked and unoccupied directly behind the Ford.
The rear of the Buick Enclave then struck the front of a Ford Escape, which was parked directly behind the Buick.
The driver of the Nissan, a 65-year-old man from Lemay, Missouri, was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead. where he died. A passenger in the Nissan was not injured. A passenger of the Ford Escape was also not injured.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the police department’s Accident Reconstruction unit.
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