City of Columbia Missouri Police Department

600 E. Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 4, 2015

CONTACT: Officer Scott Lenger
DWI Enforcement Officer
Major Crash Investigator / Reconstructionist
Columbia Missouri Police Department
(573) 874 7652
[email protected]

Officer Latisha Stroer, Public Information Officer
Columbia Police Department

Fatality Crash at Rollins Road near Westridge Drive

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FATALITY CRASH AT ROLLINS ROAD NEAR WESTRIDGE DRIVE

Type of Incident: Fatality Crash

Report Number: 2015-0013696

Date and Time: 12/4/15 at 12:13 A.M.

Location: Rollins Road near Westridge Drive

Driver 1: Christopher E. Master, Columbia, Missouri

Age: 26

Injuries: Fatal

Seatbelt: No

DETAILS OF INCIDENT:

The crash occurred as a 1997 Chevy Suburban was traveling west on Rollins Road near Westridge Drive.  The vehicle left the roadway and drove onto the sidewalk which was located on the north side of the roadway.  The driver drove the vehicle across both lanes of Rollins Road when the vehicle turned sideways and slid across a portion of a residential yard.  The vehicle struck a tree on the driver side and the driver of the vehicle was ejected.  The driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The driver of the vehicle, Christopher E. Masters, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Impairment by drugs and or alcohol is unknown at this time.   



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