The car rolled several times, and Thomas and a passenger, Michael Tellis, were ejected. The Missouri Highway Patrol said neither man wore a seat belt, and speed was a factor in the accident. Tellis, a close friend of Thomas', was pronounced dead at the scene. Eleven other persons were killed that day in a multi-car accident just north of the airport on Interstate 29. One day later, Thomas was moved from a Liberty, Mo., hospital to Jackson Memorial in Miami, his hometown.
Funeral services are pending.
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