The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported two fatal traffic incidents on Tuesday, involving a toddler and an elderly woman.
A 2-year-old girl from Eminence is the victim of a fatal accident that happened Tuesday on private property in Shannon County.
Tpr. C.C. Battreal, Troop G of the patrol, Willow Springs, reported that at 5:53 p.m. Tuesday at a location off of F Highway, the child was struck when she ran into the path of an eastbound 2017 Chevrolet Suburban driven by a 37-year-old woman, also from Eminence.
Shannon County Coroner Allen Ford pronounced the toddler dead at 6:06 p.m. at the scene.
Battreal was assisted at the scene by Sgt. J.M. Weadon and Tpr. B.A. Swink.
A 79-year-old woman from Koshkonong succumbed to fatal injuries suffered in a utility vehicle crash at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 63 at F Highway in Koshkonong.
Tpr. D.B. Howell reported the woman was the driver of a northbound 2024 Massimo side-by-side which turned into the path of a 2011 Ford F250, also traveling north and driven by a 51-year-old man from West Plains.
The woman was not wearing a safety device and was taken by ambulance to Ozarks Healthcare for treatment, the report shows. It was there, at 6:20 p.m., she was pronounced dead by Dr. Kirby Pogue.
No injuries were reported for the other driver, who wore a seat belt.
Howell was assisted at the scene by Sgt. Weadon and Tpr. Battreal.
The deaths are the 13th and 14th traffic fatalities this year in the nine-county Troop G area, compared to seven at this time in 2024.
The patrol no longer identifies crash victims in its public reports, citing the possibility the information could be used to perpetrate scams against victims.
