DONNIE KIDWELL OF GALENA - SERVICES PLANNED & GO FUND ME INFORMATION

DONNIE KIDWELL OF GALENA DIES IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON W 7TH

Thank you for your kindness & support as they raise finances for arrangements
SERVICES PLANNED & GO FUND ME INFORMATION

(64804/64801) -- Joplin News First good friends Ron & Carlen Baptista told us how truly wonderful Donnie was as a dad and a friend. "He was ALWAYS there for his friends," Carlen told us. "When we would meet up he was always at his kids games or events...he loved his family."

What happened this week was truly a tragic accident. Please support the Donnie Kidwell Memorial Fund. Click to read about what kind of person he was...our deepest condolences to his family and friends. - Joplin News First

INFORMATION ON SERVICES:
http://www.parkermortuary.com/obituary/donald-kidwell-iii?fh_id=10419

INFORMATION ON GO FUND ME ACCOUNT:
https://www.gofundme.com/donnie-kidwell-memorial-fund

"Thank you for sharing your peanut butter bars with us and the kids. We love you ❤️ RIP" - Presley

"I love you uncle bub and rest easy, we'll see each other again someday." - Jacob

"His spirit and laughter & humor would brighten anyone's day!" - Rodney

"He'd drop everything he was doing just to make sure you got that help." - Tabitha

FATALITY CRASH - "NO EVIDENCE OF IMPAIRMENT" SAYS JPD

"NO EVIDENCE OF IMPAIRMENT" SAYS JPD

  • Uninjured driver of SUV identified as Mark Rohr, former Joplin city manager
  • We asked why is JPD investigating this crash instead of Missouri State Highway Patrol? "Mr. Rohr is a private citizen who is no longer employed by the city of Joplin."

(64801) -- Official information from the Joplin Police Departmentregarding the motorcycle fatality last night on West 7th and Tri-State Road.

The crash involved a Ninja Motorcycle and a white SUV. Donald Kidwell III of Galena, KS was operating the motorcycle. He was transported to an area hospital where he later died of his injuries.

The driver of the white SUV was 58 year old, Mark Rohr. Rohr is Joplin's former city manager who left his position with the city in February 2014.

Captain Trevor Duncan tells Joplin News First exclusively, “No evidence of impairment with the driver of the SUV. Mr Rohr is a private citizen who is no longer employed by the city of Joplin”

OFFICIAL INFORMATION
Tuesday evening, at 8:54pm, the Joplin Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash at 7 th and Tri State. A 2016 Dodge Durango, driven by Mark Rohr, 58, Joplin, was turning east from the stop sign at 7th and Tri State Road.

A 2005 Kawasaki Ninja was being operated westbound on 7th by Donald L. Kidwell III, 38, Galena, Kansas. The motorcycle impacted the rear driver’s side of the SUV. Kidwell was ejected from the motorcycle. Kidwell was transported to Mercy Hospital where he died from his injuries. Rohr wasn’t injured in the crash.

The Joplin Police Department Major Crash Team responded and is investigating. This the 5th fatality crash of 2018 for the Joplin Police Department.
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MOTORCYCLE FATALITY CRASH CLOSES ROUTE 66

MOTORCYCLE AND VEHICLE CRASH CLOSES ROUTE 66>>>NOW CONFIRMED A FATALITY CRASH
• West 7th & Tri-State Road at city limit
• Traffic moving normally at 1:00 am

(64801) — Capt Trevor Duncan of the Joplin Police Department confirm to Joplin News First at 10:42 pm. "It is now a fatal crash. Nothing else released until tomorrow."

[TRAFFIC ALERT EXPIRED]
Avoid this area of West 7th St/Route 66. MoDOT Southwest Missouri has set up a road block at Black Cat Road to the West. And also at 7th and Schifferdecker to the East. Alternate routes will be Belle Center Road to the North or 13th/Junge to the South.

Thank you to our first responders tonight. Carl Junction Fire Protection District, Joplin Fire Department and officers including Joplin Police Department, Jasper County Sheriff's Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol. Also Rosenburg Recovery & Towing for your work.

Also thanks to our anonymous tipsters who let us know what they saw and text us. Our friend Photog Gregg, Mandi, Julez and others...you are Joplin News First. #joplinnewsfirst