Crash with injury on Kaskaskia Road

Pictured is the scene of a Sunday morning crash on Kaskaskia Road near Route 3. (Kermit Constantine photo)

The Waterloo Fire Department assisted the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and EMS personnel at the scene of a truck crash with entrapment in the area of 5700 Kaskaskia Road at about 8:25 a.m. Sunday.

The vehicle involved was a blue Ford F150 quad cab that appeared to have driven off the roadway at the “S” curve on Kaskaskia Road near Route 3, struck a culvert and went airborne before landing in a grassy area.

Survival Flight helicopter airlifted the driver, Scott Niggli, 32, of rural Waterloo, to Saint Louis University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries sustained in the crash.

Corey Saathoff

Corey is the editor of the Republic-Times. He has worked at the newspaper since 2004, and currently resides in Columbia. He is also the principal singer-songwriter and plays guitar in St. Louis area country-rock band The Trophy Mules.
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