Freezing Fog — Platte, Missouri

2017-01-18 · Platte, Missouri

Event narrative

A 51 year old male was killed around 7:30 am on January 18 when his car slid across a slick roadway and collided with another oncoming vehicle. The driver was eastbound on HWY 92 near Bethel Road, when his 1987 Chevrolet El Camino slid across the roadway and collided with a 2000 Buick Century. The man in the El Camino died, while the 33 year old male in the Buick was rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Wider weather episode

Freezing fog overnight and into the morning hours of January 18, 2017 caused several accidents on local roadways. The most notable incident occurred when a vehicle slid into another vehicle, causing one fatality and one injury.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 666763. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.