Lenexa man dies, another seriously injured in wreck on I-70

11/16/2023

A Lenexa man, 28-year-old Robert Cox, died Wednesday following a wreck on westbound I-70 at mile marker 25 near Grain Valley shortly after 2:00pm. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash report, Cox, a passenger in the 2004 Ford Excursion, was pronounced dead at 2:52pm at Centerpoint Medical Center. The Missouri State Highway Patrol report also states the driver of the vehicle, 72 year-old James Clark of Helena, Montana, was transported to Centerpoint Medical Center with serious injuries.

According to the report, the Ford Excursion had slowed for traffic on I-70 when a 2022 International semi truck driven by 34 year-old Andrew Johnson of Lees Summit struck the rear of the vehicle, pushing it into a guardrail. The semi truck driven by Johnson then struck another semi truck.

Grain Valley, Oak Grove, and Odessa police departments as well as Jackson County and Lafayette County Sheriff's Departments assisted at the scene which closed a portion of I-70 Wednesday afternoon.

The full report can be found at Missouri State Highway Patrol - Crash Report Details (mo.gov).

Terrie

11/19/2023 12:21:44 am

I am SO TIRED of the Aggressive, Careless, Rude and Dangerous and Wreckless drivers that most of us have to deal with on daily basis! It has become an Absolute nightmare the way some people drive that we have to share our highways and other streets with as we come and go. We are on the roads with these idiots everyday. .It has become so annoying,, so rude and just plain dangerous! Most of these deaths didn’t need to happen! It’s all because of some people who have to cut you off or some other ridiculous move they make just because of their bad actions! The thing is none of these people will slow down and drive in a courteous way!

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