Sep 09, 2023

Missouri man dies after SUV strikes a tree

Posted Sep 09, 2023 9:00 AM

DENT COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 9p.m. Friday in Dent County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a Cadillac Escalade driven by Robert L. Clark, 57, Licking, was southbound on Highway HH a mile and a half south of Salem.

The SUV traveled off the right side of the road, struck a culvert and a tree. Clark was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the county coroner's office. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.