An assistant chief with Boone County (MO) Fire Protection District was killed after a tractor-trailer hit his truck at a high speed while at the scene of a crash, according tothe U.S. Fire Administration.
On Wednesday, December 22, 2021, Assistant Chief Bryant Gladney, 58, was at the scene of a vehicle accident on Interstate 70. A westbound tractor-trailer hit his staff SUV at high speed before hitting a University Hospital ambulance and the vehicle involved in the original crash. Assistant Chief Gladney was extricated and rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
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