Oct 19, 2025

Missouri man dies after pickup crash

Posted Oct 19, 2025 12:00 PM

JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. —One person died in an accident just before 1a.m. Sunday in Johnson County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by a 41-year-old Lee's Summit man was westbound on W Pine Street east of Water Street.  The pickup traveled off the road and struck a ditch. 

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. He was properly restrained, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.