[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fatal vehicle crash 100 block of Texas Avenue

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Sergeant Curtis Perkins
Columbia Police Patrol Sergeant
Curtis.Perkins at CoMo.gov

Bryana Larimer
Public Information Officer
(573) 817-5049
Bryana.Larimer at CoMo.gov

Fatal vehicle crash 100 block of Texas Avenue

COLUMBIA, MO (September 4, 2016) - TYPE OF INCIDENT: Fatal vehicle crash

CAD # 2016172762

DATE/TIME:  09/04/16 @ 3:10 a.m.

LOCATION:  100 block of East Texas

 

 

Vehicle # 1:                  White 2011 Hyundai Accent

 

Driver #1:                     Briann Rodgers                                    

Columbia, Missouri

Age: 35

Injured: Fatal

Seatbelt use: No

Alcohol/drug use: Unknown/Pending investigation

 

INCIDENT DETAILS:

 

A white Hyundai Accent was traveling west on Texas Ave near Providence.  The vehicle went off the left side of the roadway and struck a utility pole. The vehicle continued traveling west off the roadway and struck a decorative concrete sign for Inside the Lines (100 East Texas Ave.).  

 

The driver of the vehicle, Briann Rodgers, was transported to a local hospital by ambulance.  He later died from his injuries sustained in the crash. The reason Rodgers left the roadway is unknown at this time.  Excessive speed is believed to be a factor in this crash.  

 

The investigation into this incident continues.  

Location: https://gis.gocolumbiamo.com/CityView/?find=Providence%20Road%20%40%20Texas%20Avenue

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