Crash Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | GPS Latitude | GPS Longitude | Date | Time | County | Location | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPL. B. VAUGHT #1451 | 240585031 | 36.93895 | -94.37844 | 11/20/2024 | 8:19AM | NEWTON | LIME KILN DRIVE NEAR HECTOR LANE 5 MILES NORTH OF NEOSHO | D |
| Veh. # | Vehicle Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Type | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Vehicle Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN TRAIN CAR | MINOR | REMAINED ON TRACK AND OPERATED FROM THE SCENE | ADULT | MALE | 21 | UNKNOWN | PITTSBURG, KS | NONE | SOUTH |
| 1 | PETERBILT DUMP TRUCK | TOTAL | TOWED BY METRO TOWING | ADULT | MALE | 62 | UNKNOWN | JOPLIN, MO | BERKELEY CASUILTY COMPNAY | WEST |
| Veh. # | Person Type | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADULT | MALE | 62 | FATAL | UNKNOWN | JOPLIN, MO | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED NEWTON COUNTY AMBULANCE TO FREEMAN WEST |
| FATALITY CRASH. THIS IS TROOP D'S 100TH FATALITY CRASH FOR 2024. CRASH OCCURED AS VEHICLE #1 WAS WESTBOUND NEAR LIME KILN ROAD ON A PRIVATE ROAD. VEHICLE #1 TRAVELED ONTO THE RAILROAD TRACK INTO THE PATH OF THE TRAIN AND WAS STRUCK IN THE SIDE BY THE TRAIN. THE CROSSING IS MARKED WITH A STOP SIGN AND RAILROAD CROSSING SIGN. PRONOUNCED AT 1009 BY DR. VEER AT FREEMAN WEST HOSPITAL IN JOPLIN. NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED |