NEWTON COUNTY —A Missouri woman died after a hit-and-run incident that occurred just after 7p.m. Friday in Newton County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a Dodge Dakota was westbound on Douglas Fir Road one half mile south of Joplin. The vehicle struck a pedestrian identified as Sheldonna A. Wood, 60, Joplin, and then fled the scene.
Wood was pronounced dead and transported to the Newton County Coroner's office.