LAWRENCE COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 6:30p.m. Christmas Eve in Lawrence County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Ford Fusion driven by Irvin T. Smith, 75, Dupo, Illinois was southbound on Route H at South Freistatt City Limits.
The driver failed to negotiate a sharp right curve. The car traveled off the south side of the road and struck an abandoned house.
A passenger identified as Mary L. Smith, 70, Dupo, Illinois, was pronounce dead at the scene. EMS transported Irvin Smith to Mercy Joplin. Both were properly restrained, according to the MSHP.