KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Drexel, Missouri, firefighter died Tuesday after the driver of a pickup crashed through a building in Louisburg, Kansas.
Around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, the driver of a Chevrolet pickup was heading westbound on Kansas Highway 68 in Louisburg when he lost control and crashed into a building, striking two people inside.
On Wednesday, the Drexel, Missouri, Police Department identified the two people struck as Drexel firefighter Anthony Juarez and his wife Devin.
Both were transported to a hospital in Overland Park for treatment of injuries. Police said Juarez died from his injuries late Tuesday night. Devin is expected to recover from her injuries.
“Anthony was not only beloved by his fire department teammates, but he was also a beloved member of the Drexel community,” the Drexel Police Department posted Wednesday morning.
Juarez's sister described her brother as a man with a "heart to serve."
"From his job at Agape's Grace taking care of adults with special needs to his volunteer work with Drexel Fire Department, he brought so much joy to everyone around him," Rebekah Juarez shared. "The only thing he loved more than singing was his family. To say we are devastated doesn't begin to express how we feel. We are left questioning and in need of all the prayers we can get.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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