On 9/19/20 around 12:15am the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Missouri 7 Highway just east of E 203rd Street in rural Cass County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by 22 year old Gabriel L.Smith of Pleasant Hill, Missouri traveled off the roadway striking several trees and partially ejecting the driver from the vehicle.
A passenger in the vehicle 22 year old Dakota R. Kirk of Independence, Missouri sustained moderate injuries in this accident and he was transported to Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.
Gabriel L. Smith was taken to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri were he was pronounced dead at 7:15pm last night.
This is Troop A of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 50th Fatality of 2020.
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