A motorcyclist died Monday morning after striking a pickup truck on Kearney Street.
Springfield Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash at 9:14 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at Kearney and Patterson Avenue, according an SPD news release.
Melvin Sommerfeld, 78, was driving a 2020 Dodge Ram pickup east on Kearney in the center lane and turned left to drive north on Patterson. As he was turning, 62-year-old Robin Parker, riding a 2004 Yamaha motorcycle west on Kearney, struck the pickup truck.
According to the release, Parker was taken to a hospital, where she later died. Cris Swaters, SPD chief spokesperson, told the News-Leader that while a helmet was located at the scene, it was not immediately clear whether Parker was wearing it at the time
of the crash.
The circumstances of the crash are still under investigation. Anyone with information should contact the SPD at 417-864-1810 or make an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477) or online at p3tips.com.
Parker was the 12th person killed in a motor vehicle crash in Springfield this year.
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