BALLWIN, Mo. — A woman who was hit by a car that also crashed into an urgent care building in west St. Louis County has died.
Marissa Politte was on the sidewalk outside the Total Access Urgent Care located at 2501 Clarkson Road in Ballwin. At 8:15 p.m. Sunday, a Honda Pilot driven by a 20-year-old man swerved off Clarkson Road, hit a tree and hit Politte on the sidewalk. The vehicle then slammed into the urgent care building, according to a preliminary report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The view at the scene showed the SUV halfway into the main entrance of the building. The urgent care clinic had closed about 15 minutes before the crash happened.
Politte was rushed to a hospital for life-saving treatment but died from her injuries.
Politte was a Total Access Urgent Care employee, Ballwin police confirmed. She was 25 years old and from Ballwin, the highway patrol reported.
The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. He was arrested Sunday night and charged Monday morning, Ballwin police announced.
Trenton Geiger, a 20-year-old man from Chesterfield, was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, inhalation of solvent fumes and tampering with physical evidence.
No other information about the crash has been released at this time.