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Driver is killed in single-car rollover crash in rural Cass County

A single-car rollover crash in rural Cass County killed a person early Wednesday. The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of South Austin Road and East 343rd Street, which is northeast of Archie, Mo.
A single-car rollover crash in rural Cass County killed a person early Wednesday. The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of South Austin Road and East 343rd Street, which is northeast of Archie, Mo. Cass County Sheriff's Office/Facebook

Update: The driver killed in the crash was identified as Trent C. Schindler, 21, of Archie, Mo. He was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe south on South Austin Road when he left the road at East 343rd Street and overturned.

The driver of a car in a rollover crash early Wednesday in rural Cass County was found dead at the scene by first responders.

The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of South Austin Road and East 343rd Street, which is northeast of Archie, Mo., according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

Emergency crews found the car in a ditch at the intersection. The male driver had died by the time they arrived. The person’s identity was being withheld until family could be notified.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash.

Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb

This story was originally published August 22, 2018 at 11:48 AM.

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