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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">November 20, 2024</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Update: Moped driver dies of injuries related to crash on West Broadway</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><strong>Update: Moped driver dies of injuries related to crash on West Broadway</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The driver of a moped who was involved in a crash with a vehicle on West Broadway has died of injuries related to the crash. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">David Porter, 60, of Columbia died Nov. 19 at a local hospital. Next of kin have been notified.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At approximately 2 p.m. Nov. 7, Columbia Police responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a moped on West Broadway near Heather Lane. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The initial investigation showed that a moped ridden by a 60-year-old man from Columbia was traveling westbound on West Broadway. The moped crossed into the passing lane and collided with a vehicle driven by a 26-year-old woman of Columbia. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Porter </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">was ejected from the moped and was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was not wearing a helmet. The driver of the vehicle was not injured.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Case Number 2024-009805</strong></p>
<p><strong>Previous release:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Columbia Police respond to vehicle and moped crash on West Broadway</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=9004</span></p></div>
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