The third annual Slow Down Move Over Walk will be held by the Kait’s love for Jaxx Foundation on June 8 in Arnold City Park in honor of Kaitlyn D. Anderson of De Soto, who was six-months pregnant when she was hit and killed by a car while working for the Missouri Department of Transportation in November 2021.
A Missouri State Representative says MoDOT’s director lied during testimony about a fatal work zone crash. Rep. Jim Murphy (R-District 94) is now asking the director, Patrick McKenna, to resign.
The leader of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is doubling down, stating the department never claimed an unborn baby was an employee, as it fights to pay a workman’s comp claim.
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments March 27 about the case involving a pregnant De Soto woman and MoDOT worker who was struck by a vehicle and killed while on the job.