Craig R Cooper of Grandview, Missouri was killed on Monday, June 3rd 2019 at 5:48 am in Callaway County, Missouri. Cooper is a 69-year-old man.
The crash happened here: Interstate 70 westbound at 151.6 mile marker.
In the crash, Cooper was a driver. The police described the crash like this:
***FATALITY CRASH*** NEXT OF KIN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CRASH OCCURRED AS VEHICLE 2 [THE 2015 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA DRIVEN BY RAY HALE] WAS IN PASSING LANE. VEHICLE 1 [THE 2008 FORD FUSION DRIVEN BY CRAIG COOPER] WAS IN THE DRIVING LANE. VEHICLE 2 [THE 2015 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA DRIVEN BY RAY HALE] CHANGED LANES INTO THE DRIVING LANE AND STRUCK VEHICLE 1 [THE 2008 FORD FUSION DRIVEN BY CRAIG COOPER]. VEHICLE 1 [THE 2008 FORD FUSION DRIVEN BY CRAIG COOPER] OVERCORRECTED, RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND OVERTURNED EJECTING DRIVER 1. DRIVER 1 PRONOUNCED ON SCENE BY MEDICAL EXAMINER DORI BURKE AT 0548. THIS IS TROOP F'S 2ND FATALITY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE AND 24TH FATALITY FOR THE YEAR 2019. ASSISTED BY CPL. S. A. BRAZAS (315), CPL. S. M. CAMPBELL (242) AND CVO C. A. NIEKAMP (W165 )
Fatal Injuries
Cooper's injuries were fatal. Cooper was taken to Boone/callaway County Medical Examiner's office in Columbia.
Vehicle Damage
The police said the damage to the 2008 Ford Fusion driven by Craig Cooper was total. It was removed by Tow Pro Kingdom City. The damage to the 2015 Freightliner Cascadia driven by Ray Hale was minor.
How To Get the Highway Patrol Report
Trooper A W Lawman of the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 190312338 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
Cooper'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 Cooper'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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