SPANISH LAKE, Mo. -- A Greenville, Ill., woman was killed in an accident on Interstate 270 in St. Louis County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
Peggy Purdy, 40, died Friday evening when the car she was driving was hit by a semitrailer after she crossed all three lanes of traffic and hit the concrete median on eastbound I-270 near Missouri 367, the patrol said.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:
For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.