A Grandview man was fatally injured as he was walking on the shoulder of I-35.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened at 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, in Daviess County.
A 2009 Nissan Morano, with an unknown driver, was improperly parked, partially in the driving land of southbound I-35 at the 66.2 mile marker.
Darwin Alberto Chavez Cardoza, 26, Grandview, was walking southbound from the vehicle on the shoulder.
A 2021 Peterbilt Conventional, driven southbound by Brian T. Froman, 39, Topeka, KS, collided with the vehicle and went off the west side of the roadway and struck Cardoza. The Peterbilt then collided with the guardrail and overturned.
The Nissan came to rest on its top, facing south. The Peterbilt came to rest upright in the passing lane, facing east.
Cardoza was pronounced deceased at 5:15 a.m. by Daviess County Coroner D.J. Smith. The crash was investigated by Cp. S.J. Cool and Major Crash Investigation Unit Team 1 Sgt. H.A. Sears, assisted by Sgt. A.A. Henry, Sgt. R.S. Smith, Tpr. J.P. Lynch, Tpr. N.A. Regan, and Tpr. J.W. Smith and Daviess County Sheriff’s Office.
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