Parkwood Elementary Teacher Killed in Car Crash
A drunk driver traveling at 100 mph rear-ended the vehicle, killing two people and injuring five others.
A physical education teacher at Parkwood Elementary School was killed early Sunday morning in a car crash involving a driver who police said was driving under the influence of alcohol. Steve Brueggen, 38, was riding in the rear of a Chevrolet Tahoe with six other people on westbound Interstate 270 near West Florissant Road. A 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Patrick D. Walsh, 20, of St. Charles, struck the Tahoe in the rear at about 1 a.m. Sunday. According to a report from KSDK, police estimated that Walsh was driving about 100 mph and had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit. The Tahoe flipped over several times, ejecting Brueggen and another man, Michael R. McLemore, 37, of O’Fallon, MO from the truck. Both were killed. …
