A 76-year-old Gower man died in a major crash on U.S. Route
169 between St. Joseph and Gower that backed up traffic for hours as emergency
crews responded to the three-vehicle wreck.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Steve Petrovick died
at the scene, five miles south of St. Joseph.

The patrol states the accident occurred at 10:35 Wednesday
morning when a small SUV driven by 22-year-old Joel Queener of Kansas City,
traveling north on U.S. 169, drifted over the center line and into the path of
a car driven by 71-year-old Welma Johnson of Savannah. The SUV side-swiped the
driver’s side of Johnson’s vehicle. The impact sent the SUV into a
counter-clockwise rotation which spun it into the driver’s side of Petrovick’s
car, hitting it with its front bumper. The SUV overturned and came to rest on
its wheels on the south side of Highway 169.

Johnson suffered minor injuries, according to the patrol, and
was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA 76-year-old Gower man died in a major crash on U.S. Route
169 between St. Joseph and Gower that backed up traffic for hours as emergency
crews responded to the three-vehicle wreck.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Steve Petrovick died
at the scene, five miles south of St. Joseph.The patrol states the accident occurred at 10:35 Wednesday
morning when a small SUV driven by 22-year-old Joel Queener of Kansas City,
traveling north on U.S. 169, drifted over the center line and into the path of
a car driven by 71-year-old Welma Johnson of Savannah. The SUV side-swiped the
driver’s side of Johnson’s vehicle. The impact sent the SUV into a
counter-clockwise rotation which spun it into the driver’s side of Petrovick’s
car, hitting it with its front bumper. The SUV overturned and came to rest on
its wheels on the south side of Highway 169.Johnson suffered minor injuries, according to the patrol, and
was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.

Gower man dies in three-vehicle wreck south of St. Joseph