An Independence man is dead following a single vehicle accident yesterday on 10th Street Road just south of Independence. 74 year old Steven Tate was pronounced dead at the scene after the accident was discovered by a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy shortly before 2pm. The cause of the accident is unknown at this time and is under investigation.
A Deputy noticed a vehicle off the road on 10th Street just south of 58 Road that had struck a tree. The deputy discovered a single occupant trapped in the wreckage. And quickly dispatched Independence EMS and Independence Rural Fire Department. Once EMS arrived it was determined the occupant had not survived the impact.