Crash Report –  Highway 54

Mexico, MO

Report ID: 2023 October 22

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Dodge 

Traffic Unit 2: Tesla 

Occupants: 2

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on 

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

MEXICO, MO – A 63-year-old woman was hospitalized, and a 34-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man lost their lives after a head-on crash on Highway 54 Sunday. The Mexico Department of Public Safety said the 34-year-old woman — Kelly Rolando from Pleasant Hill, Illinois — had, for reasons unclear, left her lane and drifted into another when she struck the other vehicle — a Tesla — head-on. The 62-year-old man with Rolando was identified as Jeffery Jappa from St. Louis, Missouri. The 63-year-old woman — Cheryl Pro, also of St. Louis — was sent to University Hospital, where she remains in stable condition. 

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