MAYSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - The sheriff of a northwestern Missouri county died when his police vehicle crashed as he was responding to help one of his deputies, authorities said.
The accident happened around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, killing DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Clark.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report said Clark was driving a pickup truck on Missouri Route 33 near the town of Osborn. At the intersection with U.S. 36, an SUV driven by 71-year-old Robert Carpenter of Diller, Nebraska, struck the side of Clark’s pickup.
Clark was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The patrol said Carpenter suffered moderate injuries and three others in the SUV suffered minor injuries.
The Missouri Sheriffs’ Association said Clark was responding to assist a deputy’s call for help in capturing a man accused of fleeing after stealing a package of beer.
Clark took office in September 2016. The association said he was the first Missouri sheriff to die in the line of duty since 1994, when Maries County Sheriff Roy Bassett was fatally shot.
Clark, 43, is survived by a wife and four young children, the association said.
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