West Platte High School (Weston, MO) football coach Nathan Danneman died Wednesday night after a four-vehicle accident on Interstate 29, approximately one mile south of Camden Point in northern Platte County.
The 37-year old Danneman had been the Head Coach of the Blue Jays for the past four seasons, leading the program into the state quarterfinals in 2013 and 2015. Â He was a St. Louis native and had assistant coaching work at Marshall and Richmond, before serving two years as Drexel High School head football coach before his move to Weston. Â Danneman also served as an assistant coach with the West Platte wrestling program.
On Wednesday night, Danneman was driving on I-29 with his three-old daughter Taven as a passenger when, according to the Highway Patrol, a semi-truck entered the median, and entered the opposite lanes, hitting three vehicles before overturning. Â Danneman was pronounced dead at the scene by a Platte County deputy. Â Coach Danneman, his three-year old daughter, and two other vehicles involved were traveling southbound, with the semi-truck traveling north, at the time of the accident (6:46 PM).
The semi-truck driver was identified as 63-year old Carl Braddock of Geneva, Nebraska. Â He was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment. Â Taven Danneman was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Â The driver of the third vehicle involved, 23-year old Ronald Wilson of Kansas City, was transported to North Kansas City Hospital. Â The driver of the fourth vehicle, identified as 26-year old Amber Garvey of Kansas City, apparently escaped injury in the accident. Â Braddock and Wilson, along with Taven Danneman, had injuries described as minor by the Highway Patrol.
Photo credit – West Platte School District / Weston, MO
