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Faucett man accused of traffic crash death

(KAIR)--A 23-year-old Faucett, Missouri man faces an involuntary manslaughter charge for a crash on Saint Joseph, Missouri's Belt Highway that claimed the life of a woman Friday.

KQ2-TV reports the Buchanan County prosecutor's office has charged Bronson Cooper with one count of second-degree involuntary manslaughter in the wreck Friday on South Belt Highway near 36 Highway.

St. Joseph police said a car exiting off Highway 36 was turning north on to the Belt when it was hit by Cooper's car.

A 29-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the car that was hit, died from the injuries she suffered in the crash.

Her 8-year-old son was also a passenger in the vehicle, and was flown by helicopter to Children's Mercy Hospital, in Kansas City, with serious injuries.

Names of the victims have not yet been made public, but the TV station reports St. Joseph Police said the 8-year-old boy suffered broken bones but was expected to make a full recovery. 

The driver also suffered serious injuries.

Prosecutors requested a bond of $200,000.

According to the Buchanan County Jail's inmate records, Cooper's court date is set for August 14. 

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