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Accused Missouri attackers offer sorry excuse for beatdown on retired truck driver dad after fender bender

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Bradford, C. (2026, September 24). Accused Missouri attackers offer sorry excuse for beatdown on retired truck driver dad after fender bender. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/accused-missouri-attackers-offer-sorry-excuse-for-beatdown-on-retired-truck-driver-dad-after-fender-bender/

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In Jennings, Missouri, a retired truck driver named Lance Jeffries, 63, was brutally attacked by a family after a minor car accident. The attackers dragged and kicked Jeffries before fleeing with his wallet; he sustained serious injuries including blood clots and is hospitalized. The assailants later apologized to KSDK-TV, explaining they were upset at the time but acknowledging their actions were wrong. Authorities have detained several suspects, who are expected to face prosecution following a thorough investigation.

Written by AI on 2026-09-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Saturday, Lance Jeffries, a 63-year-old retired truck driver from Jennings, Missouri, was violently attacked by a family after a minor car accident. After hitting their vehicle in a fender bender, Jeffries went to check on the people involved but instead faced an unprovoked assault. A viral video showed several individuals kicking and dragging him off the street.

Mary Moore, one of the attackers, later apologized to KSDK-TV, saying her anger got the better of her at the moment despite seeing that Jeffries was elderly. She admitted her actions were wrong and expressed regret. Tamara Logan, Moore's aunt, also apologized for physically assaulting Jeffries while he was on the ground.

The incident garnered significant media attention due to its graphic nature and shocking behavior towards an older man. While the attackers offered some form of apology, their initial violent reaction remains highly controversial.

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A group of attackers unleashed a vicious beatdown on a retired truck driver following a fender bender — before claiming they were “upset” as they apologized while the authorities homed in on them. asserted

authorities → unleash → them

Disturbing video captured several people kick Lance Jeffries, 63, before dragging him as “if he was a piece of lint out of the streets” near an intersection in Jennings, Mo., on Saturday afternoon, his daughter Valancia told KMOV-TV. asserted

daughter → capture → TV

Jeffries came under assault from a family after going to check on them after he smashed into the back of their car. asserted

he → come → car

One woman, who was seen in the now-viral video, tried to explain why she lashed out following the car crash. “At that moment, my mindset was, ‘I’m angry, I’m upset, my kids are hurting, my vehicle is gone I wasn’t really thinking, ‘Oh this an elderly man,” Mary Moore told KSDK. “My actions they’re not OK at all. asserted

they → see → KSDK

I am hurt and I am disappointed in myself,” she added. asserted

she → hurt → myself

Moore’s aunt, Tamara Logan – who was also one of the women seen kicking Jeffries while he was on the ground – also issued a groveling apology. asserted

he → see → apology

“I apologize for kicking and slapping him,” she said. asserted

she → apologize → him

The father of Moore’s kids, Davion Alfred, also said he was “hurt” and “disappointed” by his reaction. asserted

he → say → reaction

“None of that was justified,” he said. asserted

he → justify → that

Jeffries was ambushed moments after he checked on those in the other car, who were returning from a trip to the zoo. asserted

who → ambush → zoo

“They literally started screaming at my dad, and they literally jumped on my dad,” Valancia told KSDK. “Kicking my dad, hitting my dad in the face, kicking him in the pelvis, dragging my dad and everything. asserted

Valancia → start → dad

They kicked him in the chest.” asserted

They → kick → chest

The attackers also took his wallet and “robbed” the retiree, according to Valancia. uncertain

attackers → take → Valancia

Jeffries was hospitalized after suffering serious injuries, while the attackers fled before cops arrived. asserted

cops → hospitalize → injuries

His family didn’t realize he had been admitted until 10 p.m. Saturday – some five hours after the frenzied beatdown “His eyes are swollen shut,” Valancia said, describing her dad’s condition. asserted

Valancia → realize → condition

“He has neck injuries, also. asserted

He → have → injuries

He has blood clots in his leg and also in his stomach where he was kicked. asserted

he → have → stomach

“So now he has to stay in the hospital so he can get surgery, and he’s in a lot of pain. asserted

he → have → pain

He’s traumatized, he’s hurt, and he’s scared.” asserted

he → ’ → ?

Valancia said Jeffries was “brutally attacked” and she is now calling for accountability. asserted

she → say → accountability

“We’re heartbroken. asserted

We → ’re → ?

We’re devastated. asserted

We → ’re → ?

We want justice. asserted

We → want → justice

We need justice today,” she said. asserted

she → need → justice

Moore, Logan, and Alfred were held at the St. Louis County Jail on Wednesday but have not yet been charged. asserted

Moore → hold → Wednesday

Another relative was also being held, according to reports. uncertain

relative → hold → reports

Despite their apology, prosecutors have vowed to “fully prosecute those responsible” following a “thorough” investigation. asserted

prosecutors → vow → investigation

Accused Missouri attackers offer sorry excuse for beatdown on retired truck driver dad after fender bender

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