Crime & Safety

4-Year-Old Eureka Passenger Hurt in Sunday's Snow Storm

A young girl from Eureka was taken to the hospital after the sports utility vehicle she was in Sunday left the roadway.

During Sunday morning's snow storm, Joshua Curtis, 35, of Eureka, was driving his 1999 Chevrolet Suburban southbound on Highway W in Jefferson County. Joushua's sports utility vehicle (SUV) left the roadway, south of Patty Drive, at 9:20 a.m. He told Missouri State Highway Patrol officers he was attempting to avoid another vehicle in front of his truck.

Kristen Curtis, a 4-year-old passenger in the truck, was taken to St. Clare Health Center by a Big River Ambulance crew.

Joshua was not injured, according to the accident report.

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Both Curtis' had seat belts on. His SUV received moderate damage.

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