MSHP: 1 dead And 1 injured in crash on U.S. 60 in Stoddard County

One person is dead and another injured in a crash on U.S. 60 in Stoddard County, Missouri, on May 2.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on Route FF, one mile north of Essex.

A 53-year-old Essex man was driving a UTV northbound when he failed to yield and collided with a 75-year-old Georgia woman heading westbound in an SUV.

The Stoddard County coroner pronounced the UTV driver dead at 1:47 p.m.

The Georgia woman was transported by EMS to a Cape Girardeau medical facility.

According to MSHP Sgt. Clark Parrott, the westbound lanes were closed but have since reopened.

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