A Joplin man was killed in a three-vehicle accident 5:55 p.m. Friday on Gateway Drive, five miles south of Joplin.
According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2011 Volkswagen Routan driven by Judy A. Mitts, 73, Joplin, crossed the center of the roadway and struck two other vehicles, a 2004 Nissan Armada driven by Hector E. Alvarado-Lopez, 33, Neosho, and a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Floridalia R. Sanger, 47, Neosho, causing the Alvarado-Lopez vehicle to travel off the right side of the road and overturn.
A passenger in the Mitts vehicle, Dawson L. Mitts, 77, Joplin, was killed in the crash. Judy Mitts and Alvarado-Lopez were treated for moderate injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, where Sanger was treated for minor injuries.
The fatality was the 98th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.
No comments:
Post a Comment