WEBSTER COUNTY —Two people died in an accident just after 3:30p.m. Tuesday in Webster County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Dodge Journey driven by Christopher B. Maples, 56, Strafford, was westbound on Interstate 44 three miles west of Marshfield.
The driver lost control of the SUV. The vehicle traveled off the road into the median, went airborne, rolled over the median cables into the eastbound lanes and struck a 2022 Ford Edge driven by Melanie S. McDaris, 47, Hartville.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to Fraker Funeral Home. Maples was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.