TANEY COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 3p.m. Monday in Taney County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Ford F150 driven by Richard S. Rogers, 48, Springfield, was northbound on U.S. 65 at MO 176 two and one half miles south of Saddlebrooke
The pickup crossed over onto onto MO 176 and struck a 2012 Nissan Rogue driven by Sandra Puckett, 55, Walnut Shade, who was westbound stopped at a stop sign.
After impact, both vehicles traveled down an embankment. EMS transported Puckett to Cox Branson where she was pronounced deceased. EMS transported Rogers to Cox South. The MSHP did not have seat belt usage information.