City of Columbia Missouri Police Department

600 E. Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 20, 2020

CONTACT: Jeff Pitts
Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
Columbia Police Department
City of Columbia
573.817.5049
[email protected]

Brittany Hilderbrand
Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
Columbia Police Department
City of Columbia
573.874.7671
[email protected]

Columbia Police investigate fatal crash on Interstate 70 near Stadium on July 19

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

Date and Time:  Sunday, July 19, 2020, at approximately 10 p.m.

Location:  I-70 East/North Stadium Boulevard

Vehicle and Driver Information:

Vehicle 1- Unknown year semitruck  

Driver 1- Namara Dinegde, 48, Kansas City, Missouri, seatbelt, fatal injuries.

Incident Details:

Vehicle 1 was traveling east on I-70 approaching North Stadium Boulevard. Vehicle 1 veered off the roadway to the right and collided with the guard rail. Vehicle 1 continued east and collided with the support pillar of the Stadium Boulevard/I-70 bridge. Driver 1 sustained fatal injuries. 

It is unknown if drugs or alcohol were a contributing factor. Next of kin has been notified. The investigation is ongoing. There are no further details to provide at this time.

Case number 2020-172739



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