TANEY COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 11:p.m. Sunday in Taney County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2016 GMC Yukon driven by Darron K. Agawa, 47, Papillion, Nebraska, was westbound in a private parking lot inside the Indian Point city limits.
The driver was attempting to unhook a trailer. A pedestrian identified as Eric L. Richards, 52, Branson, was standing between the vehicle and the trailer.
The trailer unhooked, started to roll back and the driver got out of the SUV to help Richards and failed to put the vehicle in park. The Yukon rolled back and over Richards. He was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Snapp Bearden Funeral Home.