DALLAS COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 1:30a.m. Monday in Dallas County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2002 GMC Savana driven by Ricky D. Weatherd, 74, Buffalo, was northbound on Highway K five miles north of Long Lane.
The van traveled off the road and struck a tree. Weatherd was pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported a passenger David J. Aaronson, 67, Carson City, Nevada, to Citizen's Memorial Hospital. Weatherd was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.