PHELPS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 3p.m. Tuesday in Phelps County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a Lincoln MKC driven by Debra J. Patton, 64, St. James, was westbound on Highway 8 two miles east of St. James.
The vehicle traveled off the right side of the road, struck an embankment and overturned. EMS transported Patton to Phelps County Hospital were she was pronounced deceased. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.