Saturday, November 17, 2012 A woman suffered moderate injuries, and three Lake Saint Louis firefighters suffered minor injuries when the woman's car and a fire truck collided Friday night.. 

The Missouri Highway Patrol said Melonie L. Reeves, 39, of Lake Saint Louis was eastbound on Veterans Memorial Parkway west of Villa Drive a little before 9:15 p.m. Her Ford Fusion crossed over the center line and struck the left front of a westbound Freightliner pumper driven by Michael D. Carroll, 62, also of Lake Saint Louis investigators said.

Chief Jeff Smith of the Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District, said the three firefighters immediately started working to free Reeves from her car. They were taken to a local hospital and released, he said.

Reeves was airlifted to Mercy Hospital St. Louis. She was listed in good condition this morning, a spokeswoman said.

Smith said the firefighters were returning to Station No. 2 on South Ellermann road and did not have their lights and sirens active when the crash occurred.