A jury trial is scheduled for a Mission Hill attorney for allegedly causing a fatal DUI crash in Missouri last year.
On Oct. 28 in Johnson County, Missouri, District Court, Peter E. Goss, represented by James Hobbs, and Prosecuting Attorney Robert Russell agreed to a three-day jury trial scheduled to take place from July 14-16, 2026.
Goss faces charges of driving while intoxicated and causing the death of another person who was not a passenger in his car, a class B felony; involuntary manslaughter, a class C felony; and driving in the wrong direction, a class A misdemeanor, according to court records.
He pleaded not guilty to all of the charges on Aug. 25. Judge Stacey Lett is the presiding judge.
Goss was charged on June 24 for allegedly causing a fatal wreck near Lone Jack last September that killed Lee’s Summit resident Kevin Wilson. After he was charged, Goss posted 10% of a set $50,000 bond.
Both Hobbs, the attorney representing Goss, and Russell did not return requests for comment from the Johnson County Post.
The wrong-way crash occurred in September 2024
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, Goss was driving the wrong way on U.S. Highway 50 near Highway Z, when his Chevrolet Suburban collided with a Subaru Legacy driven by Wilson, age 65.
Goss suffered serious injuries and was taken to Research Medical Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, according to the Highway Patrol’s online crash report at the time.
In December, Goss reached a roughly $2 million settlement with Wilson’s two adult children. A Missouri judge finalized the settlement in early January.
Goss was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated
In a probable cause statement accompanying the complaint related to the crash, a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper indicated that a trooper who contacted Goss at the scene had collected a preliminary breath test to screen for intoxicants.
A “partial sample of his breath,” showed a blood alcohol content of 0.16% — twice the legal limit of 0.08% in Missouri, according to the probable cause statement. Partial breath samples are not admissible in court in some states.
Despite his arrest and a previous history of disciplinary action from both the Kansas and Missouri supreme courts, Goss remains active in Kansas courts and is still in good standing with the Missouri Bar Association.
What’s next
Goss is scheduled to return to Johnson County, Missouri, court for a case review at 9 a.m. on Dec. 22.
He is then scheduled for a pre-trial conference on June 22, 2026, before the jury trial starts.
