Urich Man Killed in Cass County Crash

A Urich man was killed in a two-vehicle accident that occurred Saturday in Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 2018 Jeep Compass, driven by 81-year-old Donald L. Dryden of Urich, was traveling north on Chandler Road at 9:44 a.m., when he failed to stop at a stop sign at Missouri 7 (between Creighton and Garden City) and was struck by an eastbound 2014 Ford E350 van, driven by 41-year-old James T. Mallinson of Kansas City, Kansas.

Dryden was pronounced dead at 10:06 a.m., by Garden City Fire Medic Wilson.

The van had extensive damage, while the Jeep was totaled.