A 1 p.m. January 27 sentencing is scheduled for Joseph C. Hill, Carthage who pleaded guilty earlier this month in Newton County Circuit Court to driving while intoxicated causing the death of another in the accident that killed Keenan Reed, 19, Carthage July 16, 2022.
In exchange for Hill’s plea, assault and driving while revoked charges were dismissed.
The accident was described in a July 16, 2022 Joplin Police Department news release:
On July 16th, 2022 at 2:01 am, the Joplin Police Department Emergency Communications Center received information of an injury crash near Grand Falls at 5400 Riverside Drive in Joplin.
Officers from the Joplin Police Department, along with fire and EMS personnel, responded to the scene and located a single vehicle crash with multiple occupants.
Two occupants were rushed to a local hospital with one occupant being listed in serious condition and the other in stable condition with moderate injuries.
A third occupant was determined to be deceased at the scene of the crash.
Originally appeared on The Turner Report
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