The woman who lost her life last week in a train crash in Kansas last week was a long-time employee of Platte County.
Allison Richardson, 38, of Platte City, died Wednesday, Oct. 16 in rural Atchison County, Kan. at the scene of the crash. The driver of the vehicle, 34-year-old Jeremy McAfee of Savannah, Mo., died later at an Atchison hospital.
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The accident is still under investigation, but according to preliminary reports, McAfee stopped the Hyundai Elantra he was driving on the railroad tracks at around midnight Tuesday night. The reason is unknown. The Union Pacific train collided with the car at approximately 45 miles per hour in the area of River Road and 244th Street in a rural area.
A native of Horton, Kan., Richardson was the mother of two daughters, ages 16 and 9. She attended St. Therese Catholic Church in Parkville. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Souder Family Funeral Home, 1333 Barry Road. The rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Funeral mass will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at St. Therese. Interment will follow in East Slope Cemetery, Riverside. Memorial contributions may be made to the family to help with funeral costs and for the future care of her children.
An employee of Platte County for 13 years, Richardson worked as a deputy clerk for Juvenile Court Services for eight years and spent the last five years as the Circuit Court’s jury commissioner.
Platte County Commissioners spoke in honor of her memory at their regular administrative session held Monday, Oct. 21.
“I ask folks here and across the county to pray for the family of Allison Richardson who was tragically killed last week,” said presiding commissioner Ron Schieber. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to her kids and family. She was a valued employee and we pray that God may have mercy on her soul.”