Blog Posts in May, 2011
Posted on May 24, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A 75-year-old Leawood resident died in a crossover accident there this morning. She died at about 123rd Street and Aberdeen Road after she crossed into the other lane and hit a mini van head-on at ...
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Posted on May 23, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A woman was taken to the hospital Saturday after an SUV hit a gas pump at an Overland Park Quik Trip store, 7701 Metcalf. The patient was reported in serious condition. Witnesses said the SUV backed ...
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Posted on May 19, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
ST. JOSEPH | A St. Joseph resident was killed Wednesday in an industrial accident at Herzog. Buchanan County Undersheriff Lt. Col. Bill Puett said around 1 p.m., Robert V. Montgomery, 40, was “working ...
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Posted on May 18, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A Virden woman allegedly ran a red light at Fifth Street and Carpenter Street Tuesday morning, leading to a three-vehicle accident. Betty L. Smith, 78, reportedly was eastbound on Carpenter when she ...
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Posted on May 17, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
Kansas City police on Monday identified the victim of a fatal hit-and-run accident Friday as Kelvin R. Brown, 47, of Kansas City. Brown died just before midnight when he was struck by a dark-colored ...
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Posted on May 16, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
ST. LOUIS COUNTY • The Missouri Highway Patrol says it has arrested a wrong-way driver in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 55 and Union Road late Saturday. The patrol's arrest report says ...
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Posted on May 13, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A Springfield police officer sought medical attention after a German shepherd bit him as he and other officers served an order of protection in the 1100 block of North Eighth Street on Tuesday. While ...
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Posted on May 11, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A Sherman motorcyclist remained in critical condition Tuesday at St. John's Hospital following a crash with a van early Sunday. Jarett N. Smiley, 40, the cyclist was injured when struck by a van about ...
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Posted on May 11, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A female student suffered minor injuries this morning when she was struck by a vehicle in front of Olathe East High School. The 14-year-old student was hit about 7:55 a.m. outside the school at 14545 ...
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Posted on May 9, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
ROLLA, Mo. | Four students at the Missouri University of Science and Technology are dead and a fifth is hospitalized in critical condition after a weekend wreck near Iberia. Friends say the students ...
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Posted on May 6, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A driver has died and his passenger injured in a rear-end collision early this morning believed to have been caused by another driver who was allegedly speeding in Gladstone. The passenger's injuries ...
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Posted on May 4, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A motorist was seriously hurt Wednesday after driving into the back of a pumper truck that was parked in the right lane of Interstate 70 on an emergency call. David J. Andrzejewski, 42, of O'Fallon, ...
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Posted on May 3, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A 15-year-old boy from Bonne Terre, Mo., died Monday morning from injuries he suffered in a three- car crash in Jefferson County on Sunday, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. Thomas Duncan, 15, died at ...
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Posted on May 2, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle about 11 p.m. on the ramp between Broadway and southbound Interstate 35, on the southwest corner of the downtown Loop, ...
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