The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2006 Toyota Tundra driven by 44 year old Karl O. Blaser of Butler, Missouri slowed due to traffic congestion when he was struck in the rear by 2004 Peterbilt semi truck driven by 63 year old Perry L. Mcleod of Aurora, Missouri causing the Toyota truck to overturn and travel off the right side of the roadway.
The Peterbilt semi truck continued on to strike 2 other vehicles before coming to rest.
Karl O. Blaser was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident and he was transported to the Jackson County Medical Examiners Office.
All vehicles were totaled and towed from the scene by J's Southland Tow and Lazer Tow.
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*FATALITY CRASH* TROOP A FATAL CRASH #27 AND FATALITY #29 FOR 2018 CRASH OCCURRED AS VEHICLE TWO SLOWED DUE TO CONGESTED TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE ONE LOCKED ITS BRAKES AND SKIDDED INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE TWO CAUSING IT TO OVERTURN AND TRAVEL OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE TWO CAME TO AN UNCONTROLLED REST ON ITS SIDE FACING NORTH. VEHICLE ONE CONTINUED TO SKID AND STRUCK VEHICLES THREE AND FOUR. VEHICLES ONE, THREE AND FOUR ALL CAME TO AN UNCONTROLLED REST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. DRIVER TWO WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY WEST PECULIAR FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDIC/CAPTAIN JOHN HEGARTY AT 1415 HOURS. DRIVER TWO WAS LATER TRANSPORTED TO THE JACKSON COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE BY ONE OF THEIR TRANSPORT VEHICLES. NEXT OF KIN (SPOUSE OF DRIVER TWO) WAS NOTIFIED BY CPL. M. PATE/980/.
