NewsJune 17, 2021
Charleston man injured in crash, arrested for alleged DWI
A Charleston, Missouri, man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 55 on Tuesday, and a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer cited him for driving while intoxicated. A Patrol report said Jeremy Simpkins, 33, was northbound on I-55 near the 147 mile marker when the 2002 Ford Explorer he was driving collided with the rear of a 2016 Freightliner driven by Jason Weaver, 37, of St. Louis...
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A Charleston, Missouri, man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 55 on Tuesday, and a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer cited him for driving while intoxicated.
A Patrol report said Jeremy Simpkins, 33, was northbound on I-55 near the 147 mile marker when the 2002 Ford Explorer he was driving collided with the rear of a 2016 Freightliner driven by Jason Weaver, 37, of St. Louis.
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Simpkins's vehicle caught fire and left the roadway. He was transported to a Cape Girardeau hospital.
Weaver sustained minor injuries in the crash and was taken to a Ste. Genevieve hospital.
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