Jefferson City man hit by trooper in November crash sues MSHP
Ryan Shiner
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Jefferson City man who was involved in a crash with a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper in November has sued the patrol.
Therron Sloan filed a lawsuit on Monday in Cole County against MSHP, saying he was hit on Nov. 5 by Trooper Dennis D. Mathes’s patrol vehicle as a result of negligence.
The petition says Sloan was riding a bike on East Elm Street in Jefferson City while trying to go across Clark Avenue when Mathes hit him with his patrol vehicle. The crash resulted in him being injured.
Previous reporting shows Sloan was riding a moped and was hit while the trooper made a left turn. Sloan was not wearing a helmet and he was brought to University Hospital by ambulance after suffering serious injuries, a crash report from previous reporting says.
A summons was served to the patrol on Tuesday.