Merritt Parks Killed in a Crash on April 27, 2017 in Henry County, Missouri

Merritt T Parks of Kansas City, Missouri was killed on Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 3:00 pm in Henry County, Missouri. Parks is a 58-year-old man.

In the crash, Parks was a driver. The crash happened here: Hwy 2, 350 feet west of Windsor City Limits. The police described the crash like this:

***FATAL CRASH - NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED*** TROOP A FATAL CRASH #24 AND FATALITY #25 FOR 2017. CRASH OCCURRED AS VEHICLE 1 [THE 2016 HARLEY DAVIDSON DRIVEN BY MERRITT PARKS] CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND TRAVELLED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE 1 [THE 2016 HARLEY DAVIDSON DRIVEN BY MERRITT PARKS] THEN STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND BECAME AIRBORNE, LANDING ON A DOWNED TREE. DRIVER 1 WAS EJECTED; DRIVER 1 PRONOUNCED ON SCENE AT 2103 BY SHERIFF OBERKROM. ASSISTED BY SGT W. P. BREMER /155/, SGT J. D. OGDEN /978/, TPR E. N. WILSON /1417/, HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND WINDSOR FIRE DEPARTMENT

Fatal Injuries
Parks's injuries were fatal. Parks was taken to Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home Clinton.
Vehicle Damage
The police said the damage to the 2016 Harley Davidson driven by Merritt Parks was total. It was towed from the crash scene by Jay's Towing.
How To Get the Highway Patrol Report
Trooper M G Yendes of the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 170254430 to this crash. The highway patrol charges $5.75 for each certified report (certification required for court). But you can call 877-925-1969 to request a free copy of the report. The highway patrol is currently backlogged and they state on their website that you will have to wait 10 days and may have to wait an "extended period of time" beyond that for the report. Further, unless you qualify under the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act, the report you get will have important and necessary information such as photographs, social security numbers, driver license numbers, names, addresses and telephone numbers redacted or blacked out.
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Insurance Claim
Parks's family may have an insurance claim. A lawyer will maximize the amount collected from the insurance company. In most cases, family members can recover money for the loss of a loved one—even if a family member was driving. Getting a lawyer working on this case early will allow Parks's family to receive advice about preserving and gathering evidence and the value of their claims, which will help with the recovery. For More Information Watch How Much is My Wrongful Death Claim Worth?.
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