One dead, Three juveniles seriously injured in Cass County crash

On Thursday May 4th around 8:09 pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a two vehicle accident on Missouri 2 Highway at 271st Street in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the eastbound 2002 GMC driven by a 16 year old juvenile male from Freeman, Missouri crossed the centerline of traffic and struck the westbound 2012 Ford driven by 66 year old Cynthia L. Wassier of Ottawa, Kansas head on.

Cynthia L. Wassier was pronounced dead at 8:26 pm and she was transported to by Frontier Medical. Three male juveniles in the GMC truck all sustained serious injuries and all three were transported to Kansas City area hospitals for treatment.

Both vehicles were totaled and towed from the scene of this accident by J's Southland Tow. This is Troop A of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 23rd Fatality of the year 2023.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=230229071