JOPLIN, Mo. — One man is dead after a car crash in Joplin this morning. (Saturday)
32-year-old Ryan Malone of Springdale, Arkansas, died from injuries he sustained in this crash on I-44 near the Main Street exit.
Around 11 this morning, JPD responded to the area after receiving reports about a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed – running off the roadway.
Officers say a passenger in the crash was also injured and transported to Mercy Hospital with moderate injuries.
Preliminary results show Malone drove his Lamborghini off the interstate, striking a guardrail, and then ended up traveling over the Main Street on-ramp down into an embankment.
JPD’s Major Crash Team is continuing its investigation and says more details will be released as they become available.