🌱 Man Crashes Into Firetruck + Truck Drives Into Taco Bell

Up and at 'em, St. Louis! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in St. Louis today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds breaking for some sun. High: 57 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories today in St. Louis:

1. A man is in critical condition after hitting a St. Louis City firetruck that was on the scene of an accident on I-70 Friday morning. Police said the driver lost control of their vehicle on eastbound Interstate 70 past Goodfellow and hit the firetruck. The man was taken to a hospital and is in critical and unstable condition. (KMOV.com)
2. A driver slammed their pickup truck into a St. Louis Taco Bell early Friday morning. The crash occurred on Hampton Ave. near I-44 at around 1:30 a.m. The driver was taken into custody and a patron who was sitting in a booth was taken to the hospital for treatment for a cut on her arm. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
3. Here are some of the best places to see fall foliage in the St. Louis area. (KSDK.com)
4. A winning $100,000 scratchers lotto ticket was sold at the QuikTrip on Lackland Rd. in St. Louis County. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
5. An off-duty Northwoods officer shot a gunman who opened fire on a crowd of people outside The Other Place Bar in St. Louis. (KSDK)

Today in St. Louis:

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.