Teen Athlete Loses Legs in Crash; Prosecutor Asked to Resign

Teen Athlete Loses Legs in Crash; Prosecutor Asked to Resign
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner speaks in St. Louis, Mo., on Jan. 13, 2020. Jim Salter/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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ST. LOUIS—The Missouri attorney general called Wednesday for the resignation of a St. Louis prosecutor—after a motorist who repeatedly violated his bond conditions on earlier charges crashed and injured a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee who had to have both of her legs amputated.

The case has renewed criticism of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner amid questions why the driver wasn’t behind bars after court records showed more than 50 violations of bond conditions.