Springfield Traffic Crash Kills Two Christian County Residents

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 4:24 AM

By Scott McCaulley @smcckc

Springfield Police have identified two people who died in a weekend traffic crash as Christian County Residents.

According to a release from the department, the victims were identified as 79-year-old Gerald Douglas of Ozark and 35-year-old Sarah Kittrell of Nixa.

According to the accident report, Douglas's vehicle was stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of National and Montclair Saturday afternoon when his vehicle was hit from behind by a vehicle driven by Kittrell. Both drivers later died at a Springfield Hospital.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Springfield Police is asking anyone who witnessed the accident to call their department at 417-864-1810.

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