A St. Louis couple was recently involved in a fatal crash with a stolen vehicle, according to the St Louis Post-Dispatch website.

The article states that the accident happened late at night when they were on their way to drop of the woman’s daughter and prior to going to work. A police officer had spotted the stolen vehicle right before the wreck occurred. He had pulled away from the curb, but didn’t have enough time to turn his lights on before the car ran a red light and crashed into the couple’s car.

Both the man and the woman were pronounced dead at the scene. The six-year-old girl was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The man driving the stolen vehicle was 22 years old, and a there was a twenty-nine-year-old man in the passenger seat. Two teenage boys were also in the vehicle. Everyone in the stolen vehicle sustained serious injuries.

Charges will be filed against the two men involved in this accident. However, the grieving families also have the law on their side. As your St. Louis wrongful death lawyer, it is our hope that your family is never placed in a similar situation. However, if you are, you need to know that there is something you can do.

Please talk with a St. Louis wrongful death lawyer right away if a loved one has been killed in a car accident.