Washburn cyclist killed in
Wednesday crash
November 29, 2023
Story by Adriana Keeton, [email protected]
A Washburn cyclist was killed just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 29, on Highway 37, south of Highway 90, in Washburn.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report filed by Cpl. T.L. Coffey, James Fogarty, 30, of Washburn, was traveling eastbound on a Schwinn bicycle, failed to yield, and struck a 2018 Kenworth tractor-trailer traveling southbound and driven by Stevie T. Johnson, Jr., 36, of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The bicycle was totaled. The tractor-trailer received minor damage. Fogarty was transported to White Funeral Home by Barry County Coroner Gary Swearingen.
This is Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D's 133rd fatality for 2023.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report filed by Cpl. T.L. Coffey, James Fogarty, 30, of Washburn, was traveling eastbound on a Schwinn bicycle, failed to yield, and struck a 2018 Kenworth tractor-trailer traveling southbound and driven by Stevie T. Johnson, Jr., 36, of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The bicycle was totaled. The tractor-trailer received minor damage. Fogarty was transported to White Funeral Home by Barry County Coroner Gary Swearingen.
This is Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D's 133rd fatality for 2023.
