Saline County Crash Kills One Lee's Summit Man, Injures Another

A Lee's Summit man was killed and another injured in a one-vehicle accident that occurred Thursday night in Saline County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a westbound 2007 Ford Ranger, driven by 79-year-old Dale A. Montgomery of Lee's Summit, was on I-70 at US 65 just before 6:30 p.m., when the vehicle slid off the right side of the roadway, struck a guardrail and overturned onto the passenger side.

Montgomery was pronounced deceased by Saline County Paramedic Wade Kelling at 7:23 p.m. The body was taken to Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

His passenger, 73-year-old Thomas J. Mumm, also of Lee's Summit, suffered moderate injuries, and was transported to University Hospital in Columbia by Saline County EMS.

Neither were wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to the report.

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The Ford was totaled and towed by Don's Truck Towing.

Saline County Deputies assisted the eight Troopers on scene.

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