Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Jasper man injured in four-vehicle pileup on I-44

A Jasper man was injured in a four-vehicle pileup 9:45 a.m. today on I-44, one mile west of Fidelity.

According to the Highway Patrol report, as traffic was slowing, a 2007 Freightliner driven by Colby D. Rector, 39, Jasper, drove into the rear of a 2020 Freightliner semi-trailer driven by Yachao Chen, 27, Monterey Park, California, pushing it into the rear of a 2017 Volvo semi tractor driven by Randall C. Placker, 63, Durant, Oklahoma.







The Rector vehicle then hit a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Brantley R. Wright, 20, Neosho.

Rector was treated for minor injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.

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