Monday, September 2, 2019

Lamar man crashes into tree while running from the law at 104 miles per hour, passenger seriously injured

A Lamar man was charged with felony assault and felony resisting arrest following a law enforcement pursuit that led to a crash 6:33 p.m. Sunday on NW 20th Lane, four miles north of Lamar.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2007 Pontiac G6 driven by Justin C. Foster, 33, Lamar, ran off the roadway on a curve and struck a tree while Foster was fleeing from law enforcement.







A passenger, Veronica A. Chavez, 33, Lamar, was taken to Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, with serious injuries.

In addition to assault and resisting arrest, Foster was charged with speeding (104 miles per hour in a 70 zone), failure to stop at a stop sign, driving while revoked and careless and imprudent driving involving a crash.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2019 at 12:04 PM

    I dont understand why people run from the law. They cant get away. She's lucky she didnt die.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2019 at 6:23 PM

    I don't get why people run from the law because they are obviously going to get caught at one point or another, there is no reason to risk their life, or to risk another person's life.

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  3. autism bloggerSeptember 5, 2019 at 12:01 AM

    Luckily they had just dropped off her daughter! Chavez is lucky she’s alive!

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