Nov 14, 2022

2 hospitalized after DeKalb County rear-end crash

Posted Nov 14, 2022 11:14 AM

DEKALB COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just after 7p.m. Sunday in DeKalb County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Jeep Liberty driven by Cole J. Gripka, 20, Weatherby, was eastbound on U.S. 36 at Interstate 35 in the Cameron City limits.

The Jeep rear-ended a 2015 Chevy Tahoe driven by John J. Pirruccello, 57, Cape Coral, Florida, that was stopped at a red light.

A private vehicle transported Gripka to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Cameron EMS transported a passenger in the SUV Paula R. Pirrucello to Liberty Hospital. John Pirruccello was not injured. All three were properly restrained, according to the MSHP.