The SLMPD Accident Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal wrong-way crash that left two people dead, and one person in critical condition, on July 26, 2026 on Interstate 64 at Jefferson Avenue.
A preliminary investigation and review of Real Time Crime Center cameras revealed that around 11:40 p.m., a Mazda CX entered I-64 going the wrong way from Forest Park Parkway. It is unknown why the vehicle entered the interstate going the wrong way.
The Mazda continued going eastbound in the westbound direction of I-64 where it then struck a Ford Explorer traveling westbound on the interstate at Jefferson Avenue.
Both the Mazda and Ford caught fire after the crash. The driver of the Mazda and the driver of the Ford, both unidentified males, were pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger of the Mazda, a 23-year-old man, was taken to a hospital and listed in critical/unstable condition.
An investigation into the circumstances of the crash remains ongoing.