SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Springfield involved in a two-vehicle fatal crash on Grand Street and West Bypass on Sunday, Sept. 7, was arrested on Monday for driving while intoxicated.

According to SPD, the victim in the crash, identified as 26-year-old Cullen Beshers of Springfield, was killed after his northbound 2006 Triumph motorcycle on West Bypass collided with a 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan that turned onto southbound West Bypass from westbound Grand Street. Beshers' family has been notified of his passing.

The driver of the Volkswagen Tiguan, 41-year-old Jimmy Waweru, was booked into Greene County Jail with no bond.

Springfield police are still investigating the circumstances of the crash, and request anyone with information to contact them at 417-864-1810 or make an anonymous tip t

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