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Wentzville Woman Injured in Collision with Detached Trailer

Kyrie J. Luter was driving eastbound on Interstate 70 when she swerved to avoid a utility trailer in the roadway.

 

Kyrie L. Luter, 18, of Wentzville, received minor injuried in a crash Sunday when she swerved to avoid a utility trailer that had become detached.

Luter was eastbound on I-70 around 9:20 a.m. when she tried to avoid the detached trailer just east of Highway 79. Luter's car, a 2006 Pontiac, struck the trailer and went off the left side of the road.

Set in motion by the force of the impact, the trailer was then struck by a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle driven by David M. Shollar, 51, of St. Charles.

Luter received minor injuries in the crash and was transported by ambulance to St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles. Shollar was not injured in the collision.

Related Topics: Auto Accident, Car Crash, and Interstate 70

ronmelancon

7:30 am on Monday, May 7, 2012

Please go to www.dangeroustrailers.org and wake up....we know why!!!!

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Tamara Duncan

11:06 am on Monday, May 7, 2012

Andy, that's scary! My parents were behind a trailer one time on 1-70 and a BBQ grill fell off it. With the traffic around them, they had no choice but to just run over it, and it really messed up their truck. This should remind everyone to make sure that their hitches and loads are secure!

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