For further information please contact: Lieutenant Scott E. Meyer
816-387-2345
H081201
August 2, 2012

EMPHASIS: Traffic Stop On Interstate 29

On August 2, 2012, at approximately 12:06 a.m., a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop on southbound Interstate 29 at the south U.S. 169 Junction. The driver of the vehicle, Alphonzo K. Smith, age 37, of Kansas City, Missouri, started experiencing seizure like symptoms during the traffic stop. An ambulance responded to the scene and transported Mr. Smith to Heartland Regional Medical Center, in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 1:00 a.m.

An autopsy will be performed today to determine the cause of death. The investigation is being conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control.
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