Monday, July 27, 2015

Webb City man killed in head-on collision with semi

A Webb City man was killed in a two-vehicle accident 12:10 p.m. today on Route YY, two miles west of Carl Junction.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2011 GMC 1500 pickup driven by Alan P. Hetzel, 66, Webb City, crossed the center of the roadway and struck a 2012 Freightliner truck driven by Alexander Ochoa-Rodas head-on. The Hetzel pickup spun off the south side of the road, while the Ochoa-Rodas vehicle slid off the north side of the road and struck a fence.

Hetzel was pronounced dead at 1:19 p.m. at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, by Dr. Cox.

The fatality was the 64th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.

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