Kirkwood Police Blotter

Crime Log: Driver Uninjured After SUV Leaves Roadway

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Funeral Service Set for Kirkwood Teen Killed in Car Crash

Emily Nicole Ferguson, a 2011 graduate of Kirkwood High School and sophomore at Mizzou, died Friday in an accident on Interstate 70.

A funeral service is set for Emily Nicole Ferguson, 19, of Kirkwood. Ferguson died Friday while driving the wrong way on Interstate 70. She was a sophomore at the University of Missouri-Columbia and 2011 graduate of Kirkwood High School. Ferguson's funeral service is scheduled for Dec. 16, 7 p.m., at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in University City, with a private interment, according to Bopp Chapel. The church is located at 7148 Forsyth Blvd. As of Monday, an obituary had not been posted to Legacy.com. The only information posted under the obituary section on Bopp Chapel's website is that Ferguson died suddenly Friday and was 19. Condolences can be left on Bopp Chapel's website. RELATED CONTENT:

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19-Year-Old Woman From Kirkwood Killed in Wrong-Way Crash

Emily N. Ferguson, a sophomore at Mizzou and 2011 graduate of Kirkwood High School, died Friday while driving the wrong way on Interstate 70.

Article updated with information about high school.  A University of Missouri-Columbia sophomore and 2011 graduate of Kirkwood High School, died Friday in a head-on collision while driving the wrong way on Interstate 70, according to news reports. The Kirkwood Call reported Saturday that Ferguson was a 2011 graduate of KHS.  Emily N. Ferguson, 19, of Kirkwood, died at the scene of the crash that happened at 3:17 a.m. near Kingdom City, MO, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Ferguson was driving west in the eastbound lanes of I-70 and struck a box truck, according to the Post. The Post reports that the driver of the box truck was taken to a local hospital and is in fair condition. Ferguson was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the …

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Woman Dead After Car Accident Near Kirkwood

Frances Winker was driving westbound on Interstate 44 when she traveled off the left side of the highway and struck the medial wall. The car then reentered the roadway, traveled across I-44 and struck a rock bluff before overturning.

A 49-year-old St. Louis woman is dead from a car accident on Interstate 44 just outside of Kirkwood city limits on Thursday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Frances Winker was driving westbound on Interstate 44, just east of Holmes Avenue, when she traveled off the left side of the highway and struck the median wall. The car then reentered the roadway, traveled across I-44 and struck a rock bluff before overturning.  Winker was taken to Mercy Hospitl in Creve Coeur by a Kirkwood ambulance but was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly before 6 p.m. Winker's car, a 2000 Ford Expedition, was totaled. According to the highway patrol, she was not wearing a seat belt. 

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Glendale Police Blotter

CRIME LOG: Police Investigate Car Leaving Scene of Accident

Weekly incidents from the Glendale Police Department.

The Glendale police blotter for Nov. 19-25. The following information was provided by the Glendale Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. Monday, Nov. 19 Tuesday, Nov. 20 Wednesday, Nov. 21

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UPDATE: I-270 Crash Lands Two in Hospital

Preliminary investigation shows that a three-car wreck in Kirkwood this morning was caused by drivers following too close.

Two people were taken to a local hospital after three cars collided on I-270 in Kirkwood this morning which created major backup along the interstate. Three cars traveling in the same lane were involved in a rear end collision, according to Det. Dave Smith, of the Kirkwood Police Department. The accident happened around 6:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-270 at Big Bend Road, KMOV reports. Preliminary investigation into the accident indicates that two of the vehicles in the accident were following too close, Smith told Patch Friday. Two occupants of the third vehicle in the accident were taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, according to Smith. PREVIOUS STORY:

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UPDATE: Witness Helps Police Find Suspect in School Bus Accident, Young Kids on Board

Witness information and coordination with St. Louis City police led to the arrest of a driver who allegedly fled after striking a school bus on Interstate 44 in Oakland.

Kirkwood police were able to locate a suspect in an accident involving a school bus carrying 12 children between the ages of 6 and 10 thanks to a witness and help from St. Louis City police. A vehicle reportedly struck the school bus on westbound Interstate 44 near South Berry Road in Oakland at around 8:30 a.m. last Thursday and then left the scene. (See previous story: POLICE: Woman Tries to Flee Accident Involving School Bus) A witness was able to provide the Kirkwood Police Department with the vehicle's license plate number, according to Det. Dave Smith. Kirkwood officers asked St. Louis Metropolitan police to assist in visiting the home of the registered owner. The owner was contacted and later responded to the Kirkwood Police …

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POLICE: Woman Tries to Flee Accident Involving School Bus

Kirkwood police later located and arrested a driver who allegedly struck an occupied school bus on Interstate 44.

An accident involving an occupied school bus on Interstate 44 in Oakland did not result in any injuries but did lead to an arrest. At 12:01 p.m. Thursday, Kirkwood police received a report of a motor vehicle accident involving an occupied school bus on westbound I-44 near South Berry Road, according to the Kirkwood Police Department. Police say the vehicle that struck the bus fled the scene of the accident before officers arrived. Police later located the driver and arrested her for leaving the scene of an accident. Editor's Note: Kirkwood Patch is working on gathering more details about this incident.

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Owen Skoler

10:52 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

UPDATE: Kirkwood police told me this morning that officers were able to locate the suspect thanks to a witness who spotted the driver's license plate number.   more ›

Glendale Police Blotter

CRIME LOG: Woman Issued Summons for Failing to Confine 'Vicious' Dog

The following information was provided by the Glendale Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

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