Marshall driver killed, pedestrian seriously injured in Saline County accident
A Marshall driver, 65, was killed, a Marshall pedestrian, 32, was seriously injured, and another Marshall driver, 42, suffered minor injuries at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in a Saline County accident.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, a 2014 Ford Focus driven south on South O’Dell Avenue by the 42-year-old-man rear-ended a 2023 Ford driven south by the 65-year-old Marshall woman.
Both vehicles then ran off the left side of the road and the woman’s Ford struck the pedestrian.
The driver of the 2023 Focus was pronounced dead at the scene by Aaron Klienschip and was transported to Saline County coroner's office. The injured man was transported by the Saline County Sheriff's Department to Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, and the Marshall woman was transported by Life Flight to Research Hospital in Kansas City.
Compiled by Chris Howell.
