Richard Wetherton Injured in a Crash on November 14, 2022 in Jackson County, Missouri

Richard W Wetherton of Independence, MO was injured on Monday, November 14, 2022 at 3:15PM in Jackson County, Missouri. Wetherton is a 60-year-old man.

The crash happened here: US 24 eastbound just west of Cliff Drive.

In the crash, Wetherton was a driver. The police described the crash like this:

CRASH OCCURRED AS VEHICLE #3 WAS TRAVELLING EASTBOUND, DRIVER #3 HAD A MEDICAL EPISODE, CAUSING VEHICLE #3 TO HIT THE REAR OF VEHICLE #1. AFTER IMPACT, VEHICLE #3 CONTINUED EASTBOUND, TRAVELLED THROUGH CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS AND CROSSED THE CENTERLINE, STRIKING WESTBOUND VEHICLE #2. VEHICLE #3 THEN TRAVELLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE COMING TO REST.

Injuries

Wetherton's injuries were minor. Wetherton was taken by Amulance to Centerpoint Hospital, Independence, Mo.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the damage to the 2002 Buick Lesabre driven by Manuel was extensive. It was removed by Driven From The Scene. The damage to the 2018 Ram 1500 Truck driven by Leighow was total. It was removed by Towed By Jackson County Tow, Blue Springs, Mo. The damage to the 2001 Ford F150 driven by Wetherton was total. It was removed by Towed By Jackson County Tow, Blue Springs, Mo.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

Tpr A D Lindgren of the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 220601703 to this crash. The highway patrol charges $6.90 for each certified report (certification required for court). 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 (blacked out).

The information in this article came from the Missouri State Highway Patrol website.