DONIPHAN COUNTY, Mo. —A Missouri man died in an accident just after 1:30a.m. Wednesday in Doniphan County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chevy Malibu driven by Robert D. Widding, 24, Doniphan, Mo., was eastbound on Highway 142 four miles east of Thayer.
The car traveled off the road, struck an embankment, several trees and the driver was ejected. Widding was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Clary Funeral Home in Alton. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.