UPDATE: The driver of the Kia has been identified as 63-year-old Dawn Tampow, of the City of St. Louis. The driver of the Corvette has been identified as 74-year-old Ralph Morse, of Imperial. Families of both drivers have been notified.
Accident Reconstruction is investigating a fatal crash that happened around 7:45 p.m. on June 27, 2025 on I-55 at Gasconade.
A preliminary investigation revealed a Kia Soul was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes on I-55 for unknown reasons. The Kia then struck a Chevrolet Corvette head-on near northbound I-55 & Gasconade.
The driver of the Kia, an unidentified female, and the driver of the Chevrolet, an unidentified male, were both pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation into how the woman ended up going the wrong way on the highway remains ongoing.
Updates will be provided once available.