Mar 09, 2023

Missouri man dies from injuries in pedestrian accident

Posted Mar 09, 2023 1:30 AM

BOONE COUNTY —A Missouri man died Wednesday from injuries in an accident that occurred just after 11p.m. Tuesday in Boone County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Toyota Siena driven by Grace K. Knerr, 20, Columbia, was eastbound on Route WW just east of Blackthorne Lane.

The car struck a pedestrian identified as Jesse E. Berger, 33, Fulton, who was walking in the road.  EMS transported Berger to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead just before 2:30p.m. Wednesday.

Knerr was not injured and properly restrained, according to the MSHP.