John J Wedde of Festus, Missouri was killed on Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 at 7:23 pm in Jefferson County, Missouri. Wedde is a 57-year-old man.
The crash happened here: Northbound US-67 south of Meyer Road.
In the crash, Wedde was a driver. The police described the crash like this:
FATALITY REPORT - VEHICLE 1 [THE 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DRIVEN BY UNKNOWN UNKNOWN] WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON US-67 IN THE LEFT LANE. VEHICLE 3 [THE 2017 JEEP PATRIOT DRIVEN BY MALVINA TURNER] WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON US-67 IN THE RIGHT LANE. VEHICLE 2 [THE 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA DRIVEN BY JOHN WEDDE] WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON US-67 IN THE RIGHT LANE. VEHICLE 4 [THE CHEVROLET TAHOE DRIVEN BY WILLIAM MANESS] WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON US-67 IN THE LEFT LANE. VEHICLE 4 [THE CHEVROLET TAHOE DRIVEN BY WILLIAM MANESS] ENTERED THE RIGHT LANE AND THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE STRUCK THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE 2 [THE 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA DRIVEN BY JOHN WEDDE]. VEHICLE 2 [THE 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA DRIVEN BY JOHN WEDDE] BEGAN TO ROTATE COUNTER CLOCKWISE, SKIDDED ACROSS THE LEFT LANE, AND ENTERED THE MEDIAN. VEHICLE 2 [THE 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA DRIVEN BY JOHN WEDDE] CROSSED THE MEDIAN, ENTERED THE SOUTHBOUND LANES, AND STRUCK VEHICLE 1 [THE 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DRIVEN BY UNKNOWN UNKNOWN] HEAD ON. DEBRIS FROM THE IMPACT STRUCK VEHICLE 3 [THE 2017 JEEP PATRIOT DRIVEN BY MALVINA TURNER]. VEHICLE 2 [THE 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA DRIVEN BY JOHN WEDDE] CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NORTHBOUND LANES AND OVERTURNED AS IT TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE 4 [THE CHEVROLET TAHOE DRIVEN BY WILLIAM MANESS] LEFT THE SCENE. DRIVER 2 FATALITY PRONOUNCED AT THE SCENE AT 1932 HOURS BY JOACHIM PLATTIN AMBULANCE PERSONNEL. ASSISTED BY MSGT. J. D. OUGHTON (758), SGT. T. S. CROFT (183), TPR. D. A. CROWELL (414) AND JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES
Fatal Injuries
Wedde's injuries were fatal. Wedde was taken by Shaefer Mortuary Transport Service to St. Louis County Morgue.
Vehicle Damage
The police said the damage to the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Unknown Unknown was total. It was removed by Pippins Towing. The damage to the 2003 Hyundai Elantra driven by John Wedde was total. It was also removed by Pippins Towing. The damage to the 2017 Jeep Patriot driven by Malvina Turner was minor. The damage to the Chevrolet Tahoe driven by William Maness was minor.
How To Get the Highway Patrol Report
The Missouri Highway Patrol Major Crash Investigation Unit (MCIU) responded to this crash. Each member of the MCIU is a certified crash reconstructionist. Courts consider them experts in traffic crash investigations. They produce an accident reconstruction report—a detailed document with calculations, photographs, and witness statements—that may cost $100 or more. Corporal A R Flannery and Corporal M B Lomedico of MCIU of the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 190043166 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
Wedde'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 Wedde'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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