Crime & Safety

Florissant Man Suffers Moderate Injuries in Friday Night Crash

The Interstate 270 accident had traffic deadlocked Friday night.

Update 10:25 a.m.

A Florissant man suffered moderate injuries Friday night in a car accident on Interstate 270 eastbound, just east of the West Florissant exit.

A freightliner hit the back of a 2004 Ford F650 driven by Mitchell Phillip, 35 of Florissant, Friday when the truck slowed down, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol report.

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Phillip was taken to DePaul Health Center following the accident for his injuries.

Both drivers wore seat belts in the accident, according to the report.

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Correction: The story originally stated that the F650 struck the freightliner.


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