A recent three-vehicle accident on N. Broadway has tragically claimed the life of a 31-year-old Florissant woman, Candice Swearengen, and left several others, including a 5-month-old baby, in varying conditions, authorities reported. The collision, which occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, happened near the intersection of N. Broadway and Calvary Ave, an area that now bears the imprint of this catastrophic event.
According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the incident involved a Mazda 6 driven by a 23-year-old speeding southbound before swerving into the northbound lanes, colliding head-on with a Jeep Wrangler, this sequence of mishaps causing the Wrangler to overturn, afterwards a Chevrolet Malibu also traveling north was hit. In a devastating turn of events, the Jeep's driver, Swearengen, succumbed to her injuries after being transported to a local hospital.
The young infant who was in the Jeep Wrangler at the time of the crash is currently in critical but stable condition at a hospital, a beacon of hope amidst the tragedy. Details about the three additional juvenile passengers, whose conditions are reported as stable, remain unclear, with ongoing inquiries to ascertain whether they were in the Jeep or the Malibu.
The Malibu's driver was also taken to the hospital and is reportedly in stable condition despite the chaotic scene that ensued on that ill-fated evening the driver of the Mazda 6, responsible for the accident, was not left unattended at the scene but was instead picked up by an unidentified individual and later treated at an area hospital, listed in stable condition. Insight into the full circumstances of the crash remains limited as the Accident Reconstruction Team continues its investigation.
