SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A 29-year-old Springfield man died Monday, three days after a two-vehicle crash on the city's west side, according to the Springfield Police Department. His family has been notified.
Officers responded at 8:58 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, to the intersection of Chestnut Expressway and West Bypass. Police said Alexander Brooks was riding a 2012 Honda CBR 1000 motorcycle east on Chestnut Expressway when it collided with a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The Jeep was pulling out of a parking lot at 3434 W. Chestnut Expressway and turning to head west.
Brooks was wearing a helmet. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and died there on Monday, Oct. 26.
The crash was Springfield's 16th fatal motor vehicle crash of 2026, police said. Those crashes have claimed 17 lives. It was also the second motorcycle fatality in the city in about a month.
Police said the circumstances of the crash remain part of an ongoing investigation. No charges had been announced as of Tuesday.
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In Loving Memory of Alexander Brooks: A Life Remembered, a Heart Forever Missed, and a Light That Will Never Fade. 🕊️💔
Alexander Brooks, 29, of Springfield, died Monday from injuries suffered Friday when his motorcycle collided with a Jeep Cherokee at Chestnut Expressway and West Bypass, Springfield police said.
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