ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man accused of fleeing a traffic stop and causing a six-vehicle pileup near Interstate 70 in north St. Louis has died from his injuries, police said.
Silas Smith, 29, of St. Louis, was thrown from his vehicle in the late Monday morning crash and later died at a hospital, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Police had originally reported eight people injured in the pileup, but said Tuesday that three other people beside Smith were hurt, including a 28-year-old woman with critical injuries.
Police said the incident began when officers tried to pull over Smith’s Dodge Challenger, and Smith sped off. Police say Smith ran a red light as he fled and was broadsided by a Jeep. Smith’s car then hit another car, which started a chain-reaction crash with three other cars, police said.
Officers found a large bag of pills and another of a powdery substance on Smith suspected to be illicit drugs, police said.in Officers also recovered a handgun from Smith, police said.
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