Randy Battagler has passed away

Raytown has lost one of the best this week.  He will be greatly missed. Below are photos of Randy covering the Martin Luthor King celebration, a political event and the Raytown Fishing Derby.

The known details of his passing are at the end of this article in a copy of the police report.

Randy Battagler

On 08/23/17 around 9:54 AM, officers were dispatched to the 5200 block of Blue Ridge Blvd., regarding a motor vehicle crash. Upon arriving the officers observed that only one pickup truck was involved and that the crash appeared to be minor.  It was discovered that the driver of the pickup truck appeared to have suffered a medical emergency, causing the crash.  Officers discovered that the driver was not breathing and CPR was initiated.  The driver of the pickup truck, identified as Randall Battagler, a 65 years old man, of Raytown was transported to an area hospital where he later died.