Three killed in collision in eastern Missouri

ANTONIA, Mo. -- Three people died when a car and motorcycle collided at a Jefferson County intersection, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

The dead were identified as Jeremy J. Desroche, 24, and Amanda Kaut, 21, both of Imperial; and Bernice C. Bruning, 79, of Maryland Heights. Bruning's husband, a passenger in her car, was seriously injured.

The accident happened just after 8 p.m. Sunday, the patrol said, when the Brunings' car pulled out in front of Desroche's motorcycle. The motorcycle struck the driver's side of the car, throwing Desroche and Kaut from the motorcycle and fatally injuring Bruning.

Desroche was pronounced dead at the scene. Bruning died later that night at a hospital, and Kaut died early Monday.