(From the Joplin Police Department)On June 14th, 2026, at approximately 10:55 pm, the Joplin Emergency Communications Center began receiving 911 calls about an injury crash that had just occurred at the intersection of 20th Street and Pearl Avenue. Joplin Police, Fire, and M.E.T.S. Ambulance responded.
When officers initially arrived on scene, they discovered what appeared to be a two-vehicle crash. Officers located an adult female suffering from life threatening injuries lying in the roadway and officers immediately began providing lifesaving treatment to the female until Fire and M.E.T.S. Ambulance personnel arrived on the scene.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a disturbance had taken place earlier in the evening near the intersection of 26th and Maiden Lane between two groups of juveniles.
Following the disturbance one vehicle, occupied by juveniles and an 18-year-old female, began following the second vehicle, which was a white Ford Raptor occupied by juveniles at a high rate of speed.
The two vehicles were northbound on Pearl Avenue approaching the intersection of 20th when the Ford Raptor entered the intersection and struck an eastbound passenger car on 20th Street.
During the crash the driver, who was the sole occupant of the eastbound vehicle, was ejected.
The eastbound vehicle was driven by Sarah Trayer, 47, of Joplin. Trayer was later pronounced deceased at the scene. The Jasper County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene. An autopsy is scheduled for today at 12:30 pm. Next of kin has been notified.
The eastbound vehicle was driven by Sarah Trayer, 47, of Joplin. Trayer was later pronounced deceased at the scene. The Jasper County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene. An autopsy is scheduled for today at 12:30 pm. Next of kin has been notified.
Contributing circumstances leading to the crash involve failure to stop at a stop sign and excessive speed.
The driver of the Ford Raptor was identified as a 17-year-old male juvenile from out of state. On June 15th, 2026, the 17-year-old male juvenile was turned over to juvenile authorities after a juvenile pick-up order was issued by the Jasper County Juvenile Court. The 17-year-old male juvenile is currently being detained at the Senator Ron Richard Juvenile Center on a petition for involuntary manslaughter.
This case is still an active and ongoing investigation. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact Corporal Sean Higgins at 417-623-3131 extension 1609.
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