Saturday, October 26, 2024

Reeds man dead after collision with semi on 96

A Reeds man was killed in a two-vehicle collision 2:35 a.m. today on MO 96 a half mile east of Carthage.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2003 GMC Sierra driven by Ronnie D. Gillmore, 43, Reeds, crossed the center line and struck a 2022 Freightliner driven by Kevin W. Fields, 58, Marionville.

After the impact, Gillmore was ejected and was struck by the Freightliner, as both vehicles ran off the road.








Jasper County Deputy Coroner Andrew Roughton pronounced Gillmore dead at the scene at 2:45 a.m.

The fatality was the 90th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D. 

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