Posts Tagged ‘I-255’
Crash on I-255 in Columbia
Columbia Fire Department personnel assisted Illinois State Police in responding to a vehicle crash on I-255 at exit 6 in Columbia shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday. Road conditions were icy…
Read MoreIcy conditions on county roadways
Drivers were urged to use extreme caution and stay off area streets and highways due to icy conditions that caused numerous vehicles to lose control, running off roadways late Friday…
Read MoreMattress cause of I-255 crashes in Columbia
Columbia police and fire personnel joined Dupo EMS and Monroe County EMS in responding along with Illinois State Police about 5:50 p.m. Thursday to two separate vehicle crashes on I-255…
Read MoreTraffic tie-up on I-255 following man’s death
Traffic was backed up due to lane restrictions on I-255 westbound Saturday afternoon as Illinois State Police investigated the death of a man found underneath the Jefferson Barracks Bridge deck…
Read MoreJ.B. Bridge jumper incident ends peacefully
Emergency personnel worked together to bring peaceful resolution to an incident involving a suicidal man who had intentions of jumping off the Jefferson Barracks Bridge shortly after 7 a.m. Friday.…
Read MoreRoad work on I-255 begins this weekend
Interstate 255 in St. Clair and Monroe counties will be restricted from three lanes to one lane during the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 15.…
Read MorePublic meeting Oct. 12 on proposed new I-255 interchange
A public meeting is set for Wednesday evening, Oct. 12, to gather input on a proposed new Interstate 255 interchange near Imbs Station Road in Dupo. The meeting will take…
Read MoreBrief police pursuit in Columbia
The Columbia Police Department engaged a driver suspected of stealing nearly $200 worth of razors from the Waterloo Walmart in a pursuit that occurred about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday as the…
Read MoreBrief police pursuit on I-255 in Columbia
Columbia police assisted in attempting to stop a car that drove away from a hit-and-run crash in South St. Louis County about 4:30 p.m. Monday. Police were alerted that a…
Read MoreTraffic crash on I-255 near JB Bridge
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash with a reported injury on I-255 westbound at the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. Injuries were…
Read MoreMissouri man charged with child porn
A November drug arrest on Interstate 255 in Columbia has resulted in new charges related to child porn for a Missouri man. Lonnie Dean Pearson, 52, of Kirkwood, Mo., was…
Read MorePolice involved in high-speed chase into Missouri
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is working with area police agencies to track down a subject who may have had plans to rob the Taco Bell in Columbia on Friday…
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