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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">May 5, 2019</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 35px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Jeff Pitts
<br />Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
<br />Columbia Police Department
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:145%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Columbia Police investigate serious physical injury crash on Grindstone Parkway on May 5</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><strong>Date and Time Occurred: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">5/5/2019 10:30 a.m.</span></p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Grindstone Parkway/Old Highway 63</span> </p>
<p><strong>Vehicle, Driver and Pedestrian Information:<br /></strong> <br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vehicle 1 - 2015 Ford Focus</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Driver 1 - Regine H. McCracken, 23, Columbia, Missouri, Seat belt - Yes, Minor injuries</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />Vehicle 2 - 2006 Ford F550</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Driver 2 - Caleb Willis, 22, Columbia, Missouri, Seat belt - Yes, Minor Injuries<br /><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pedestrian 1 - Randall L. Siddens, 33, Columbia, Missouri, Serious Injuries</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pedestrian 2 - Robin Greener, 22, Columbia, Missouri, Minor Injuries</span></p>
<p> <br /><strong>Incident Details:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Driver 2 stopped Vehicle 2 in the roadway in the outside lane of travel, facing west, on Grindstone Parkway near Old Highway 63. Vehicle 2 was being used to collect traffic cones that were previously placed on the road for an event. Pedestrian 1 and Pedestrian 2 were in the roadway collecting the cones. A Columbia Police patrol vehicle was behind Vehicle 2 with its emergency red and blue lights on. Driver 1 was traveling west in the inside lane of travel on Grindstone Parkway. Driver 1 drove from the inside lane of travel to the outside lane of travel. Vehicle 1 struck Pedestrian 1 and Pedestrian 2, then struck the rear of Vehicle 2. Vehicle 1 then caught fire. Parties were transported to a local hospital. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anyone with information about this incident is asked to please contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652 or CrimeStoppers at 573.875.TIPS to remain anonymous.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Case number: 2019-004446</span></p></div>
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