Dec 04, 2023

Missouri woman dies after van, Jeep crash

Posted Dec 04, 2023 1:30 AM

BOONE COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 6:30p.m. Sunday in Boone County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Ford Transit driven by driven by Raechel N. Ford, 34, Russellville, Missouri, was eastbound on Route H at Innovation Boulevard.

The van crossed the center of the road and struck a  2021 Jeep Compass driven by Debra S. Bates, 62, Russellville, Missouri.

Bates was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Capital Mortuary. EMS transported Ford and a passenger in the Jeep identified as Lisa M. Roberts, 62, Lakeside, California, to University Hospital. All three were properly restrained, according to the MSHP.