Springfield Police investigate fatal car-motorcycle collision at Grant and Sunshine

(From the Springfield Police Department)

On Oct. 20, at 6:14 p.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Grant Avenue and Sunshine Street.

Andrew Carroll, 25, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was riding a green 2009 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle west on Sunshine Street. Darian Dark, 28, from Springfield, was driving a silver 2010 Honda Pilot east on Sunshine. Dark made a left turn to go north on Grant Street at Sunshine Avenue and Carroll collided with the Honda in the intersection.

 

Carroll died at the scene. Carroll’s family has been notified.

The circumstances of the crash are part of an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is requested to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810 or the tips hotline at 417-869-TIPS.

This was Springfield’s 20th fatal motor vehicle crash in 2024.