On October 1st at 11:02 p.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to the area of Kansas Expressway and Interstate 44 regarding a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.
A red 2000 Jeep Wrangler, driven by Laine Smith age 37 of Springfield, MO, was entering the westbound merge lane onto Interstate 44 from southbound Kansas Expressway when it struck a female pedestrian who was walking in the roadway of the merge lane.
The pedestrian was transported by EMS to an area medical facility where she died from injuries related to the crash.
The pedestrian’s identity has not been released at this time, pending notification of her next of kin. Impairment is not suspected at this time.
The investigation is ongoing as to the circumstances involved in the crash.
This is the eleventh fatality motor vehicle crash in Springfield during 2019.
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