I-55 closed due to fatal crash
St. Louis, Mo (KSDK) - Police have identified the passenger killed in an overnight accident on Interstate 55 early Tuesday morning.
Kaylan Newberry, 13, of Maryland Heights, Missouri, was killed on northbound I-55 near the entrance ramp to I-44 around 12:30 a.m.
Police say the car Newberry was riding in lost control on the slick highway and slammed into the concrete bridge support.
The 28-year-old male driver, a 30-year-old female passenger, an 11-year-old girl, and a 13-year-old girl are all listed in serious condition at area hospitals.
I-55 was shut down for hours while accident reconstruction crews worked the scene.