Cody R Dowd of Pevely, Missouri was killed on Saturday, December 9th 2017 at 10:16 pm in Jefferson County, Missouri. Dowd is a 18-year-old man.
The crash happened here: Southbound Interstate 55 south of Imperial Main Street.
In the crash, Dowd was a pedestrian. The police described the crash like this:
FATALITY ACCIDENT - VEHICLE 1 [THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA DRIVEN BY N A NOT OCCUPIED] WAS STOPPED ON SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 55 FACING WEST IN LANE 1 AND VEHICLE 2 [THE 2016 KIA OPTIMA DRIVEN BY NATHAN CLAYTON] WAS STOPPED ON SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 55 ON THE LEFT SHOULDER, FACING NORTH, AS THE RESULT OF A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. VEHICLE 3 [THE 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVEN BY KEVIN WELK] WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 55 AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF VEHICLE 1 [THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA DRIVEN BY N A NOT OCCUPIED]. THE LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE 1 [THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA DRIVEN BY N A NOT OCCUPIED] THEN STRUCK PEDESTRIAN 1 WHO WAS STANDING NEAR THE LEFT SHOULDER IN BETWEEN VEHICLES 1 AND 2. VEHICLE 1 [THE 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA DRIVEN BY N A NOT OCCUPIED] ROTATED AND STRUCK VEHICLE 2 [THE 2016 KIA OPTIMA DRIVEN BY NATHAN CLAYTON]. ASSISTED BY TPR. T. H. ELLISTON (763), CPL. J. S. WARREN (1175), MSGT. R. L. WATSON 1155. PEDESTRIAN 1 FATALITY PRONOUNCED AT ST. ANTHONY'S MEDICAL CENTER AT 2259 HOURS ON 12/09/2017 BY DR. R. YEAGER. NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED. (CORRECTED COPY
Fatal Injuries
Dowd's injuries were fatal. Dowd was taken by Rock Township Ambulance to St. anthony's Medical Center.
Vehicle Damage
The police said the damage to the 2006 Nissan Altima driven by N A Not Occupied was total. It was removed by Leos B and T Towing. The damage to the 2016 Kia Optima driven by Nathan Clayton was total. It was also removed by Leos B and T Towing. The damage to the 2017 Toyota Camry driven by Kevin Welk was total. It was also removed by Leos B and T Towing.
How To Get the Highway Patrol Report
Trooper D A Weber of the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 170783450 to this crash. The highway patrol charges $5.75 for each certified report (certification required for court). But you can call 877-925-1969 to request a free copy of the report. The highway patrol is currently backlogged and they state on their website that you will have to wait 10 days and may have to wait an "extended period of time" beyond that for the report. Further, unless you qualify under the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act, the report you get will have important and necessary information such as photographs, social security numbers, driver license numbers, names, addresses and telephone numbers redacted or blacked out.
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Insurance Claim
Dowd's family may have an insurance claim. A lawyer will maximize the amount collected from the insurance company. In most cases, family members can recover money for the loss of a loved one—even if a family member was driving. Getting a lawyer working on this case early will allow Dowd's family to receive advice about preserving and gathering evidence and the value of their claims, which will help with the recovery. For More Information Watch How Much is My Wrongful Death Claim Worth?.
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