Truck driver is charged for 4-vehicle crash that killed 2 in Macon Missouri

A four-vehicle crash killed two people on U.S. 60 in front of Republic Ford at Oakwood Avenue (Farm Road 93) on Wednesday morning. Late Wednesday afternoon, the driver of the truck that caused the crash was charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Lei Sun, 31, a Chinese citizen who lives in Alhambra, Calif., was in the Greene County jail in lieu of a $25,000 bond.
The victims of the crash were Corey Gresham, 41, of Macon, and Lawrence Coan Jr., 65, of Kimberling City.The westbound lanes of the highway were reopened about 2 p.m. after the five-hour on-scene investigation, measurements and reconstruction of the crash were completed.The crash shortly after 9 a.m. involved two tractor-trailers and two passenger vehicles. Sun's truck didn't slow down and rammed into the back of a car and a pickup, pushing them under a truck that was stopped at a light in front of them. The car and pickup were crushed, killing Gresham and Coan on the spot. They didn't have a chance to save themselves.