BARRY COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred just before 9:30p.m. Wednesday in Barry County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a vehicle struck a 39-year-old Springfield woman on MO 39 at Shell Knob and fled the scene.
The woman was pronounced dead just after 11p.m. at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. The MSHP no longer releases names of accident victims.