MARIES COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 6p.m. Monday in Maries County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Dodge 3500 driven by a 35-year-old Rolla man was southbound on U.S. 63 just south of Highway 68. The truck crossed the center line and struck a northbound 2000 Ford F150 driven by a 69-year-old Vichy man head-on.
A 65-year-old female passenger in the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported the Ford driver to University Hospital in Columbia. The other driver was not injured. The MSHP had incomplete seat belt usage information. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.