May 01, 2023

One dead, 3 hospitalized in St. Joe after rear-end crash

Posted May 01, 2023 10:00 AM

HOLT COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 3a.m. Sunday in Holt County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Nissan Altima driven by Thomas C. Sule, 21, Omaha, was northbound on Interstate 29 one mile south of Mound City.

The car rear-ended a 2015 International semi driven by Damion M. Zachary, 47, Kansas City, that was stationary in the northbound lanes.

A passenger identified as Deng A. Arop, 20, Omaha, was pronounced dead at the scene. Atchison-Holt ambulance transported Sule and two other passengers in the car Shangag S.Shangag, 19, and Ramkel P . Gatdiet, 21, both of Omaha to Mosaic in St. Joseph. Zachary was not injured.

Sule, Shangag, and Arop were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.