Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Joplin man killed in crash while fleeing from Highway Patrol

A Joplin man was killed in a one-vehicle crash while fleeing from the Missouri State Highway Patrol 8:51 p.m. Monday on Rosebay Drive seven miles northeast of Seneca.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1995 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Luther Sherman, 38, Joplin, was fleeing from patrol vehicles when it traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a river embankment.








Sherman died at Mercy Joplin.

A passenger in his vehicle a 36-year-old Joplin man, was treated for serious injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.

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

(Note: The name of the deceased comes from the coroner's office. The Highway Patrol does not release names of people in accidents.)

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