Three Dead After Stolen Car Crash In Cole County

Three people are dead after a crash in Cole County yesterday (Sunday) afternoon when a driver tried to get away from police in a stolen vehicle.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on U.S. 54 near Goller Road.

29 year old Demarius Rubin was going westbound in the eastbound lane when he hit another car head-on.

91 year old Bernard Steffel, and Marilyn Steffel were in the other vehicle.

Troopers says Rubin was fleeing from Jefferson City police in a stolen vehicle and purposefully crossed through the median into the eastbound lanes.

All three were pronounced dead at the scene.