(From the Springfield Police Department)On Feb. 3, 2025, at 7:33 p.m., officers with the Springfield Police department responded to the area of Campbell and Normal for a motor vehicle crash involving a van, bicyclist, and motorcycle.
Herbert Lafferty Jr., 65, from Springfield, was driving a tan 2007 Ford Freestyle northbound on Campbell Avenue, passing Normal Street, when he hit Qiping Ran, 30, from Springfield, who was stopped in the roadway on a bicycle. Following the collision, Ran’s bicycle crossed into the southbound lane, where it was hit by a motorcyclist on a 2010 Honda CBR 1000. The motorcyclist was not injured.
Ran was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. On Feb. 4, 2025, Ran died at the hospital. Ran’s family was notified.
There was no evidence of impairment or speed as a factor in this crash.
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 third fatal motor vehicle crash in 2025.
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