Tractor Trailer Crashes into Farmer in Linn County Missouri. Truck Driver Faces Jail Time.
The Missouri Highway Patrol has added yet another Missouri truck crash to its roster of serious auto crashes this year. A 2003 Freightliner failed to yield to a vehicle driven by Ronald Mast of Meadville, Missouri, causing the tractor unit to slam into the rear of Mr. Mast's 2001 Dodge. Mr. Mast's vehicle was forced off the roadway and overturned, resulting in serious injuries to Mr. Mast. He was taken to University of Missouri hospital in Columbia, Missouri for serious injuries.
After the collision with the Mast vehicle, the tractor trailer crossed the center line of Highway 36 and crashed into a Massey Ferguson tractor driven by Linn County farmer, Robert Dimitt. The driver of the tractor, Roswell Spiker of Iowa, was charged by the Linn County Prosecuting Attorney's Office with "Operating a Motor Vehicle in a Careless and Imprudent Manner", a violation of Missouri statute 304.012. Mr. Roswell escaped from the crash with only moderate injuries. Mr. Roswell faces a class A misdemeanor, which carries a maximum jail sentence of 1 year and/or a $1000 fine.
