Man allegedly said he was ‘going to meet Jesus’ before fatal Overland Park crash
A Ballwin, Missouri, man accused of striking a 68-year-old Overland Park woman with his vehicle in October allegedly told investigators he was “going to meet Jesus” at the time of the crash, according to newly unsealed court records.
Brigham P. Morgan is charged with involuntary manslaughter and failure to stop at the scene of an accident in connection with the Oct. 28, 2025, hit-and-run crash that killed Janet Dam.
In an affidavit in support of his arrest, which was unsealed by a Johnson County judge this week, investigators said they believe the man may have been under the influence at the time of the crash.
Officers with the Overland Park Police Department declared Dam dead around 3:30 a.m. Oct. 28 near the bend in the road where Goddard Street intersects with Switzer Road, just north of West 95th Street, said Officer John Lacy, a spokesperson for the department.
Investigators previously said they believed Dam was a local resident known to walk in the area daily around 4 a.m.
The unsealed affidavit said officers received a tip that a man in a white shirt, later identified as Morgan, exited a white Acura after the crash and left the area.
Additionally, Ring camera footage from the area showed Morgan walking away from the crash, the document said. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash.
Through Ring camera footage, debris in the roadway and a crash data retrieval download of the Acura, investigators determined Morgan was driving around 80 mph just before crashing into a parked car, the document said. The posted speed limit in the area is 25 mph.
After striking the vehicle, Morgan’s vehicle continued east, allegedly striking Dam as she walked west on the edge of the road, before crashing into a tree and coming to a stop, Lacy said.
The affidavit alleges Morgan “made a variety of unusual statements” to investigators following the incident.
He reportedly said he had been driving the white Acura and “was going to meet Jesus,” the court document said. He also told investigators that he’d “done LSD in college,” and spoke about a woman who told him “he could fly,” and to “drive on the wrong side of the road.”
Morgan allegedly told investigators that he “swerved into a car to avoid hitting an old lady,” according to the affidavit, and that he thought he avoided striking the individual.
According to the affidavit, Morgan said the woman wasn’t there when he exited his vehicle to check on her, and a voice told him to run away.
When police asked if he’d consumed anything before the incident, Morgan reportedly said he “had a drink that made him feel euphoric,” the document said.
An Overland Park police officer that specializes in drug recognition spoke with Morgan at the hospital, during which he noted the man had a “dazed appearance, monotone and incoherent speech, fast perception of time and distance, hallucinations, body tremors, sustained and elevated heart rate and prior use of LSD,” the affidavit said.
The investigator believed the man was under the influence during their conversation, according to the document. A doctor at the hospital told the investigator Morgan’s injuries sustained in the crash would not have affected his behavior.
Blood draw results for Morgan are still pending, the document said. He is set to appear for a preliminary hearing in Johnson County court on April 3.
Robert A. Cronkleton contributed reporting.
