KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One man suffered critical injuries Monday night when his vehicle ran off the road, into a stockyard, and killed four cows, according to the Miami County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's department said the man was traveling west about 6:15 p.m. in a 1998 Purple Ford Ranger on West 231st Street east of Pflumm Road.
A Facebook post from the Miami County Sheriff's Office stated that first responders found the heavily damaged vehicle in a cattle lot north of the road.
The driver of the vehicle, 45-year-old Stephen Anthony Howard of Olathe, sustained critical injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Howard's vehicle was traveling westbound on 231st Street when, for unknown reasons, it left the roadway, struck a fence, and entered the cattle field, according to the sheriff's office.
The vehicle collided with four cattle before stopping. The four cattle died.
The Miami County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit (THU), which responds to all serious injury and fatal crashes, responded to the scene and is conducting the investigation.
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