Mar 14, 2023

Two Missouri men dead after head-on crash

Posted Mar 14, 2023 7:30 PM

COLE COUNTY—Two people die in an accident just before 7a.m. Tuesday in Cole County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 GMC Savanna driven by Loren E. Nichols, 35, Jefferson City, was westbound on Route C just east of Route AA.

The van crossed  the center of the road and struck an eastbound 1999 Chevy  6500 driven by Richard W. Dippold, 39, Russellville, Mo., head-on.

Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to Freeman Mortuary. Dippold was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.