BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, MO – Authorities have made an arrest in connection with an collision in north St. Louis County Friday night that left three women dead, KSDK reported.
The crash happened at about 8:30 p.m. in Bellefontaine Neighbors, where the driver of a southbound Cadillac SRX on Lewis and Clark Boulevard sideswiped a Lexus RX350 near Haviland Drive, causing the Lexus to cross over the center line and collide with a Toyota Highlander.
Both drivers died at the scene, a 28-year-old woman from Florissant who was driving the Toyota, and the Lexus driver, a 53-year-old St. Louis woman. A passenger in the Lexus, an 18-year-old woman from St. Louis, was also killed.
Police said the driver of the Cadillac, a 20-year-old man from Moline Acres, fled the scene on foot. Investigators traced the vehicle back to his home, and the man was arrested Monday morning.
He was charged with three counts of leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death and one count of driving while revoked or suspended, second offense.
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