COOPER COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 10:30p.m. Wednesday in Cooper County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a vehicle was eastbound on Interstate 70 just west of Route 98. The vehicle struck a pedestrian in the road identified as Terry J. Ricketts, 59, Woolridge, and fled the scene.
Ricketts was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Mays Funeral Home.