ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A woman was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 70 Friday morning.
She has been identified as 50-year-old Laurie Whipple of Illinois.
The crash happened near I-170 at around 7 a.m.
A tractor-trailer struck a car on westbound I-70, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Whipple, who was in the car, suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to the hospital. She was pronounced dead a short time later.
The tractor-trailer crash caused a second crash to happen. One other person was injured. MSHP said 6-7 cars were involved in the chain-reaction crash.
Westbound I-70 was closed for several hours and had traffic was backed up for miles.
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