Feb 18, 2020

Driver dies after head-on crash on Missouri highway

Posted Feb 18, 2020 10:00 AM

OZARK COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 4p.m. Monday in Ozark County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1996 Chevy Silverado driven by Patricia L. Hobbs, 68, Jordan, AR., was southbound on MO Route 5 six miles south of Gainsville.

The vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a 2005 Toyota Tundra driven by Michael R. Clark, 59, Flippin, AR., head-on.

EMS transported Clark and Hobbs to Baxter Regional Hospital where Clark died. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.