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.)
1 comment:
This just saved the Court system and Taxpayers, time and money. Same thing in Minnesota. Failure to follow the police or state or federal agents' commands can result in consequences. No one is above the laws of the land.
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