(From the Springfield Police Department)On March 22, at 8:53 p.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to a vehicle crash at Battlefield Road and Kansas Expressway.
Isaiah Houseknecht, 27, from Springfield was on duty as a Springfield Police Officer and driving a Ford Police Interceptor SUV eastbound on Battlefield with his emergency lights and siren activated.
Tammie Trolinger, 42, from Springfield was driving a red Cadillac DeVille southbound on Kansas Expressway near Battlefield. The two vehicles collided in the intersection. The collision caused the Police Interceptor SUV to hit two stationary vehicles on northbound Kansas Expressway.
A passenger in the Cadillac DeVille, Anthony Jones, 47, from Springfield was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The investigation revealed the Cadillac DeVille had a green light for southbound Kansas Expressway.
The Police Interceptor was travelling at a high rate of speed and entered the intersection while there was a red light for eastbound Battlefield. Missouri statute 304.022 provides procedure for emergency vehicle drivers.
SPD is conducting an internal investigation regarding Houseknecht’s actions.
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