Crash claims the life of Joplin man
By Ty Albright •
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A man from Joplin is dead after a two-vehicle accident that happened Sunday afternoon.
The Missouri State Highway Patrols says the accident happened at 4 PM, when 25-year-old Jonathan D. Beavers' Kia Soul crossed the centerline of Coyote Drive, just north of I-44, and hit another vehicle.
Beavers was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the second vehicle, 47-year-old Melody S. Kelly, of Seneca, suffered serious injuries.
A 14-year-old in her car suffered moderate injuries.
