Jacob Spear A man driving a stolen vehicle who caused a multi-vehicle crash that injured eight people after running a red light at the intersection of Watson and Laclede Station roads Wednesday, May 5, is now facing several charges. Jacob Spear, 26, of the 7700 block of Dittmer Road in Dittmer, Missouri, was charged Thursday, May 6, with seven counts of assault, according to court records. He is being held on a $200,000 cash only bond. Spear was driving a 1993 Ford Crown Victoria, which had been stolen last month from south St. Louis County, at the time of the crash, according to the St. Louis County Police Department.