Jul 29, 2022

Head-on collision south of St. Joseph kills 2, seriously injures another

Posted Jul 29, 2022 5:39 PM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

A 19-year-old St. Joseph man and a 14-year-old St. Joseph youth have been killed in a head-on collision south of St. Joseph early Friday morning.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a pick-up being driven north by 46-year-old Joshua Gladieux of Leavenworth crossed the centerline of Route A about four miles south of St. Joseph and hit a car traveling south, driven by 20-year-old Alexis Lewis of St. Joseph.

Pronounced dead at the scene was 19-year-old Alexander Brown of St. Joseph, a passenger in the car. A 14-year-old boy, not named by the patrol, died in the wreck. He also was a passenger in the car. Lewis suffered serious injuries and has been transported by helicopter to KU Medical Center.

Gladieux suffered minor injuries in the wreck.