Hawk Point woman dies in head-on crash in Lincoln County
By Joel Currier St. Louis Post-Dispatch
2 hrs ago
JULY 12, 2016
LINCOLN COUNTY, MO
A woman from Hawk Point died Monday night after crashing head-on into another vehicle in Lincoln County, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.
Brittany L. Kemp, 28, was driving a 1999 Dodge Caravan shortly before 10 p.m. on Highway 47 near Highway AA and crossed the center line, striking a 2006 Ford van head-on, the patrol said.
The patrol said Kemp was pronounced dead at 11:53 p.m. at Mercy Hospital in Troy, Mo.
The driver of the van, Rebecca A. Chemin, 39, of Warrenton, suffered serious injuries.
Each driver was wearing a seat belt, the patrol said. It wasn't clear why Kemp's vehicle crossed the center line.
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Crash Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | GPS Latitude | GPS Longitude | Date | Time | County | Location | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPR. N. A. COCKRUM (179) | 160451201 | 38.9727530 | -91.066033 | 07/11/2016 | 9:55PM | LINCOLN | HIGHWAY 47 WEST OF ROUTE AA | C |
| Veh. # | Vehicle Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Name | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Vehicle Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 FORD VAN | TOTAL | TOWED TO/BY BRIANS TOWING | CHEMIN, REBECCA A | FEMALE | 39 | YES | WARRERNTON,MO | FARMERS INSURANCE | WESTBOUND |
| 2 | 1999 DODGE CARAVAN | TOTAL | TOWED TO/BY EL RANCHO TOWING | KEMP, BRITTANY L | FEMALE | 28 | YES | HAWK POINT, MO | AMERICAN FAMILY | EASTBOUND |
| Veh. # | Name | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHEMIN, REBECCA A | FEMALE | 39 | SERIOUS | YES | WARRERNTON,MO | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED BY LINCOLN COUNTY EMS TO MERCY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS |
| 2 | KEMP, BRITTANY L | FEMALE | 28 | FATAL | YES | HAWK POINT, MO | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED BY LINCOLN COUNTY EMS TO MERCY HOSPITAL LINCOLN |
| FATALITY ACCIDENT- 2 CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK VEHICLE 1 HEAD ON. DRIVER 2 PRONOUNCED BY DR. DOUMIT AT 2353 HOURS AT MERCY HOSPITAL LINCOLN. ASSISTED BY MASTER SGT. S. M. BIELAWSKI (199) |