82-year-old Harrisonville, Mo., woman dies in rear-end crash after stopping on I-49
The Missouri Highway Patrol has identified an 82-year-old woman killed in a crash Saturday along Interstate 49.
Doris M. Graef of Harrisonville, Mo., died in a wreck about 7 p.m. on southbound I-49, four miles south of Harrisonville.
Prior to the crash, Graef had stopped her 2002 Saturn in the roadway, according to the highway patrol. A second vehicle then rear-ended her car. Graef, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.
A 28-year-old woman who was a passenger in the second vehicle suffered serious injuries and was flown by helicopter to a hospital.
The 33-year-old male driver of that vehicle had minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. Neither was wearing a seat belt, according to the highway patrol.
This story was originally published January 6, 2019 at 8:25 AM.
