Posted On: September 14, 2007 by Ryan Bradley

Two Tractor Trailers Collide on I-70 in Lafayette County, Missouri

On August 19, 2007 on I-70 in Lafayette County, Missouri, Hubert Mathis lost control of his tractor trailer due to the wet roadway and crossed the center line striking Thomas Sanchez's tractor trailer head on. Both tractor trailers caught fire. Hubert Mathis was pronounced dead at the scene by Lafayette County Coroner Dr. Singh. Thomas Sanchez was taken to I-70 Medical Center in Sweet Springs, Missouri where he was treated for serious personal injury then was transferred to University of Columbia Medical Center in Columbia, Missouri.