Three killed when semi truck crashes into slowing car
A semi truck crashed into the rear of a slowing car yesterday after noon, leaving three dead in St. Francois County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
Rachel Sharp, 18, and Aaron Weber, 20, both of Boone Terre, and Frank Weber, 56, of Desoto,were pronounced dead at the scene after the accident on U.S. 67 near St. Francios State Park, according to a highway patrol crash report.
The three were in a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria slowing in the southbound lane when it was struck by the semi truck. Both vehicles traveled off the right side of the roadway, according to the crash report.
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Springfield, Missouri
Friday, January 21, 2011 7:48 a.m.