The woman killed when she was struck by a pickup truck while collecting trash along U.S. 50 near Lee’s Summit was a member of the Community Services League’s roadside litter crews, the nonprofit organization said in a tribute on Facebook.
The woman was identified as 57-year-old Beverlie Allen.
The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. May 4 along eastbound U.S. 50 near Smart Road, east of Lee’s Summit, according to a preliminary crash report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol…