(KTTS News) — Springfield Police say thanks to tips, they’ve identified the tractor trailer involved in a fatal pedestrian crash last week near Kansas and I-44.
Original Story
Springfield Police need your help identifying the driver of a tractor trailer who hit a pedestrian Friday near Kansas and I-44.
Todd Tennison, 51, from Springfield was sitting on the ground off the roadway when he was hit by a semi pulling a box trailer.
Tennison died two days later.
Police have pictures of the tractor trailer, but need help identifying the driver, who drove off after hitting Tennison.
Press Release
The Springfield Police Department needs the public’s assistance to identify the tractor trailer, box trailer, and driver involved in a Sept. 29 crash that killed Todd A. Tennison.
The tractor is white with a sleeper and has the number “274” on the front fender.
The trailer is a 53-foot white box trailer with “Wabash” on the rear of the trailer and on the left mud flap.
Wabash is the trailer manufacturer, not the owner.
While we have a license plate number, additional information on the trailer and driver is needed.
If anyone recognizes the vehicle or knows the driver, please contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-874-2209 or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477) or online at p3tips.com.
Original Release
On Sept. 29, 2023, at 9:54 a.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to the area of 2825 N. Kansas Expressway regarding a motor vehicle crash.
A white tractor trailer pulling a 53-foot box trailer was eastbound on the access road leaving the parking lot and made a right turn to go southbound on Kansas Expressway.
As the truck turned, the trailer left the roadway and hit Todd A. Tennison, 51, of Springfield, who had been seated on the ground, just off the roadway.
Tennison was transported to the hospital where he died of his injuries on Oct. 1, 2023. Tennison’s family has been notified.
The tractor trailer left the scene of the accident and has not yet been located.
The circumstances of the crash are under investigation.
Anyone with any information about the crash is encouraged to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810.
This was Springfield’s 21st fatal motor vehicle crash in 2023.
