Saturday crash in eastern Missouri still under investigation

(AP) – An investigation continues into a weekend accident in eastern Missouri that killed two adults and left three children hospitalized. The accident happened Saturday evening on Highway A in Jefferson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says vehicles driven by 28-year-old Andrew Sanchez of Bloomsdale and 49-year-old Karen Crouse of Hillsboro collided. Both drivers died at the scene. Two children in Sanchez’s car, a 1-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl, were hospitalized with serious injuries. A 7-year-old girl in Crouse’s car also was hospitalized with serious injuries. The patrol says both vehicles crossed the center line and crashed head-on.