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Newton County Sheriff's Vehicle Involved in Fatal Accident

By: Eric Crosswhite
Updated: August 18, 2012
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NEWTON COUNTY, MO---The accident happened on Gateway Drive, two miles South of Joplin around 8:40 P.M. 33 year old Cory Sheppard, of Neosho, was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a patrol vehicle. Newton County Sheriff Ken Copeland says the deputy was responding to an emergency call when the accident took place. He says the deputy was not involved in a pursuit at the time of the accident. The deputy has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation by the Missouri Highway Patrol. 

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