Blog Posts in October, 2011
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A 68-year-old man died Sunday when his vehicle ran a red light and hit the back of another vehicle near Gardner, authorities said. Curtis Kent Lawrence of Iola, Kan., was northbound on U.S. 169 about ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
HOPKINS, Mo. | A pickup truck ran off a northwest Missouri road, killing three passengers. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victims as 21-year-old Joshua Bix and 22-year-old Benjamin ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
Overland Park police say it appears that one vehicle was going the wrong way on U.S. 69 tonight before a multi-vehicle crash shut down the northbound lanes and sent four people to the hospital. The ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A 38-year-old Grandview man who was thrown from his motorcycle in an accident Saturday on Dirksen Parkway remains hospitalized in critical condition. Brian D. Micus of the 2200 block of East Grandview ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
An Ozark man was hospitalized Wednesday after a head-on collision south of Springfield, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. A patrol report said Jonathan Ibbetson, 36, of Ozark was driving a ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
Three people were recovering at St. John’s Hospital Monday following a weekend crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer in Montgomery County. Craig Steed, 23, of Hillsboro; Ashley Miller, 19, ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A 28-year-old man was arrested Saturday for punching another man in a church parking lot in the 2100 block of East Keys Avenue. Zachary J. Smith allegedly punched a 24-year-old man, who was taken to ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A 46-year-old man from Cassville was seriously injured about 9 p.m. Wednesday when he was struck by a car on Missouri 76 east of Cassville, according to a report from the Missouri Highway Patrol. ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A pedestrian was injured this morning after being struck by a vehicle on Missouri 7 in Blue Springs. The incident was reported around 7 a.m. on the highway near Southwest Moreland School Road. The ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
One high school student was killed and three others were injured in a one- car crash Monday night on a county road frequented by thrill-seeking teens. The crash happened on Greens Bottom Road, a ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A Nixa High School student was hit by a car around 7 a.m. today on Nicholas Road near Verna Lane in Nixa, school officials report. The student was walking southbound on the edge of the roadway when a ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
An 84-year-old Fair Play man died just before noon Monday when his van collided with a tractor-trailer rig on Missouri 32, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. Hulse H. Towry was pronounced dead ...
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Posted on Oct 16, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
Multiple people involved in a two-vehicle crash on Illinois 104 were taken to St. John’s Hospital on Sunday night. Illinois State Police said the injuries to the victims were all considered ...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
Four Stockton residents were hurt in a two-vehicle accident Thursday on Route V south of Stockton. The accident occurred around 8:10 a.m., when a car driven by 46-year-old Neal Bough turned in front ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A Raymore man's car struck and killed two construction workers Thursday on Interstate 35 in Burnsville, Minn., the highway patrol said. About 12:30 p.m., the 21-year-old man was slowing down for ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A head-on collision Monday two miles east of Merriam Woods sent three people to area hospitals. The Missouri Highway Patrol said the accident occurred around 4:30 p.m., on U.S. 160. A pickup driven by ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
LAWRENCE | The Kansas Highway Patrol says a driver involved in a triple-fatality accident in Leavenworth County had alcohol and medication in his system. The patrol says 30-year-old Matthew Allen ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A woman remained in critical condition Monday after she was injured in a Saturday head-on traffic crash caused by a wrong-way driver, Kansas City police said. The woman, three children and her husband ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A man and woman from Rogersville were injured in a crash Sunday after a pickup truck pulled in front of the motorcycle they were riding, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. A patrol report said ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
Emergency personnel are at the scene of a school bus wreck reported shortly before 3 p.m. at Swope Parkway and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City. Children reportedly were on the bus. Two cars also may ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A wreck on Interstate 70 Monday night involved six vehicles, one that caught on fire, and sent five people to hospitals with serious injuries , Kansas City, Kan., fire officials said today. It ...
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Posted on Oct 3, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
One woman was taken to St. John’s Hospital with chest pains after a Harvel man crashed his vehicle into two others at Fifth and Monroe streets Friday evening. James Hitchings, 75, was heading ...
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Posted on Oct 3, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A wreck in downtown Kansas City Saturday night damaged five vehicles and seriously injured one driver. An old tow truck collided with a vehicle at Ninth and Wyandotte streets about 5:10 p.m., knocking ...
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Posted on Oct 2, 2011 By Samuel M. Wendt
A Blue Springs man was killed today in a crash on Interstate 470 near View High Drive in Lee's Summit. Andrew D. Hart, 44, was eastbound at around 1:30 p.m. on a 2003 Harley-Davidson motorcycle in ...
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