On Friday, April 4, 2025, at approximately 10:58 a.m., officers with the Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the 2000 – Block of Bloomfield Rd. for an injury crash involving a single vehicle.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a blue 2020 GMC Acadia had been traveling east on Bloomfield Rd. when the vehicle left the roadway on the north side, striking a mailbox and then striking a large tree in front of a residence in the 2000-Block of Bloomfield Rd. 

The driver and only occupant of the vehicle was identified as:

Driver 1 (D1)             Ashley G. Braxton 35, Cape Girardeau, MO

Deceased

The Cape Girardeau Police Department Traffic Division continues to investigate this incident.

Alert sent on 04/07/2025 at 3:19PM EDT

To submit a tip via text message text CAPEPD and your tip to 847411

Alert delivered to the following groups: Press Releases

Link to Agency