FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 28, 2019
SPD Investigates Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash
On March 28th at 11:49 a.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to the intersection of Kansas Expressway and Hovey in response to a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and passenger car.
A BMW passenger car was eastbound on Hovey at Kansas Expressway. The BMW traveled east onto Kansas Expressway to turn northbound when it was struck by a Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by 30-year-old Justin Jenson of Springfield. Jenson, who was traveling southbound on Kansas Expressway, was thrown from the Harley Davidson motorcycle and died at the scene. Next of kin has been notified.
The investigation is on-going as officers look into circumstances surrounding in the crash.
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Case number:19-11425
Media Contact: Media Contact Jasmine Bailey, Public Affairs Officer
417-864-1786
[email protected]
Release authorized by Lt. Robert Byrne