A motorist careened off St Joe Avenue and into a house Monday night, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol says high speed contributed to the crash. According to the crash report, Tolby Thompson, 20, of St Joseph was driving north on the Avenue at about 11:18 at a high rate of speed. Investigators say he tried to pass another vehicle in the center turn lane and lost control of his car.
The Pontiac Grand Prix left the roadway and struck the cable support for a utility pole. The vehicle overturned multiple times, striking a fence post, a shed and the front porch of a house near Maxwell Road.
Thompson suffered moderate injuries. His passenger, Bryce Cadwallader, 21, of St Joseph was seriously hurt. Both were transported by private vehicle to Mosaic Life Care.