Crash Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | GPS Latitude | GPS Longitude | Date | Time | County | Location | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPR. S.J. WALDEN #875 | 250488486 | 36.904676 | -94.314696 | 10/20/2025 | 7:59AM | NEWTON | US-60 THREE MILES WEST OF GRANBY | D |
| Veh. # | Vehicle Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Type | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Vehicle Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS | TOTAL | TOWED BY RIEDIEGERS TOWING | ADULT | MALE | 19 | YES | ORONOGO, MO | UNKNOWN | EASTBOUND |
| 2 | 2024 PETERBILT 579 | MODERATE | TOWED BY M AND M WRECKER | ADULT | MALE | 58 | YES | NIXA, MO | SELF INSURED | WESTBOUND |
| Veh. # | Person Type | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADULT | MALE | 19 | FATAL | YES | ORONOGO, MO | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO FREEMAN WEST HOSPITAL IN JOPLIN |
Misc. Information
LATE DEATH REPORT NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED THIS IS THE 114TH FATALITY FOR TROOP D IN 2025 CRASH OCCURRED AS VEHICLE #1 SWERVED TO AVOID A TURNING VEHICLE AND OVERCORRECTED, CROSSED THE CENTER OF THE ROADWAY, AND STRUCK VEHICLE #2. VEHICLE #1 THEN OVERTURNED. ASSISTED BY CPL. J. S. BAIRD AND TPR. E. D. LEBLANC #645 (DRIVER 1 WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON 10/26/25 AT 2250 BY DR. MENSE AT FREEMAN WEST HOSPITAL)