Accidents can have all sorts of effects that you would not normally think of. Mary Ellen Frazier, 57, was in St. Charles County on Interstate 70 on September 9. She was moving from Alabama to New Jersey, driving a Honda CRV. Frazier suddenly swerved out of the lane she was traveling in, clipping the back … Read more
Recent reports show pedestrian fatalities are on the rise. Often times, when we think about distractions in relation to car accidents, we think about drivers who may be talking or texting on their cell phone, adjusting the radio, or eating. These are all common distractions that have the potential to cause a devastating accident. However, … Read more
Tragically, a 15-year-old girl died in a car accident on Saturday, September 8. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the two-vehicle accident happened in Pike County around 12:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon on Highway 61 at Missouri Route RA. The driver was an 18-year-old male from Bowling Green, Missouri. His 1993 Ford Taurus was headed west … Read more
A single vehicle accident on September 12 left three teens recovering in the hospital. The accident happened in the S.W. Hook Road and S.W. Market Street area around 2:20 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene they found that the teens’ 2005 Dodge Neon had apparently struck a tree. The teens, all Lee’s Summit students, … Read more
On Monday, September 2 in southwest Missouri, 10 miles north of Joplin, a Wichita teacher died after a traffic collision. Beth W. Adamson, 50, was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by her husband. When he failed to stop at a stop sign on Missouri 43, the vehicle was hit by a pickup truck … Read more
On Thursday, September 12, a man who was cutting the lawn outside a church was killed by a vehicle that lost control due to slick roads and crashed into him. The car was driving on Highway 94 when it lost control, hydroplaning, flipping over multiple times, and striking the man. Valente T. Zapata, 59, was … Read more