Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Mother, Nine Year Old Boy Killed; Girl Hurt in Red Light Crash

A mother and her nine year old son were killed and a three year old girl was injured in a red light crash near Cameron Tuesday, August 13th at around 3:20 am.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia driven by Kenneth Eldridge (59) of Petaluma (CA) and a 2009 Honda CRV driven by Desari Lathrop (29) of Kansas City were westbound on Route 36 and Bob Griffin Road at the city limits of Cameron. The Freightliner was stopped at a red light at the intersection and began traveling westbound. The CRV struck the towed unit of the Freightliner, overturned, and Lathrop was partially ejected. Lathrop and a passenger, nine year old Savion Spearman-Lathrop, were killed in the accident. Neither was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

A three year old passenger in the CRV, Ariana Hill, received minor injuries and was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. She was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

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