Teen driver dies after crashing into a south St. Louis building
ST. LOUIS – One teenager was killed and another injured late Wednesday evening after crashing their car into a building in the city’s Bevo neighborhood.
According to a spokesperson for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened just after 10:45 p.m. at Gravois Road and Neosho Street.
Police claim a 1999 Infinity I30 was traveling south on Gravois and speeding. As the car approached Neosho, an SUV was making a left turn from Neosho to the northbound lane of Gravois.
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The driver of the Infinity swerved to the right to avoid the SUV, crossed over Gravois, struck a fire hydrant, and went airborne.
The Infinity spun in the air and struck a building in the 4600 block of Gravois.
The driver of the Infinity, Brian Corona-Madrigal, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 15. A passenger in the vehicle, a 16-year-old male, was taken to the hospital and remains listed in stable condition.
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