Kansas City Man ‘Noe Hale’ ID’d As Victim In Tuesday Fatal Clay County Crash

KANSAS CITY, MO. (THECOUNT) — Noe Hale, of Kansas City, MO, has been identified as the victim in a three-vehicle crash in rural Clay County on Tuesday, according to reports.

Hale, 20, was killed in multi-vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday morning near Washington Township.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the fatal crash occurred just before 8 a.m. Tuesday on Old Quarry Road near MO-92.

Investigators determined that a 1998 Honda and a 2017 Ford were traveling north on Old Quarry Road when the Honda attempted to pass the Ford on a hill. While attempting to pass, the Honda struck a third vehicle that was traveling southbound. That collision was head-on, and caused the Honda to be pushed back in the path of the Ford. The vehicle that was headed southbound was also pushed into the Ford, which was pushed back into the side of the Honda, reports KSHB.

Hale was pronounced deceased at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

The driver of the Ford sustained minor injuries.

The crash report does not indicate that the driver of the third vehicle was injured.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved man:

Geo quick facts: Kansas City sits on Missouri’s western edge, straddling the border with Kansas. It’s known for its barbecue, jazz heritage and fountains. Downtown, the American Jazz Museum shares a building with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the historic 18th & Vine Jazz District. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, with giant shuttlecocks out front, houses nearly 40,000 works of art, from ancient to contemporary collections – wikipedia.