Crash Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | GPS Latitude | GPS Longitude | Date | Time | County | Location | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPL B. E. THOMAN /1256/ AND MCIU TEAM #1 SGT G. D. WARD /1189/ | 220166349 | 39.322902 | -94.307574 | 04/04/2022 | 6:45AM | CLAY | SOUTHBOUND US-69 AT RHODUS ROAD | A |
| Veh. # | Vehicle Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Name | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Vehicle Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1997 CHEVROLET | TOTAL | R & L SHOEMAKER TOWING | WERLE, KENNETH T | MALE | 33 | NO | ORRICK, MO | GRINNELL | WESTBOUND |
| 1 | 2017 JEEP | TOTAL | SHOEMAKER TOW | KNIFE, JOSEPH L | MALE | 39 | YES | INDEPENDENCE, MO | GEICO | NORTHBOUND |
| Veh. # | Name | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ALMOND, RICHARD D | MALE | 22 | MINOR | NO | LAWSON, MO | OCCUPANT | TAKEN TO LIBERTY HOSPITAL BY EXCELSIOR SPRINGS EMS |
| 2 | WERLE, KENNETH T | MALE | 33 | MINOR | NO | ORRICK, MO | DRIVER | TAKEN TO LIBERTY HOSPITAL BY PRIVATE CONVEYANCE |
| 1 | KNIFE, JOSEPH L | MALE | 39 | FATAL | YES | INDEPENDENCE, MO | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED TO FRONTIER FORENSICS |
| ----FATAL CRASH REPORT----NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED---- TROOP A FATAL CRASH #9 AND FATALITY #10 OF 2022. CRASH OCCURRED AS VEHICLE 1 FAILED TO YIELD TO VEHICLE 2. VEHICLE 1 STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE 2. BOTH VEHICLES TRAVELLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND CAME TO REST. DRIVER 1 WAS PRONOUNCED BY DR. KATHERINE OTTMAN AT LIBERTY HOSPITAL AT 0808. ASSISTED BY MSGT R. A. WOOD /788/, TPR C. D. KARR /929/, MSGT K. M. FISHER /399/, TPR A. D. LINDGREN /665/, AND EXCELSIOR SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT |