HOWELL COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 4:30a.m. Saturday in Howell County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Jeep Cherokee driven by Taylor L. Hamby, 20, West Plains, was eastbound on Route ZZ eight miles east of West Plains.
The driver lost control of the vehicle. It traveled off the road in a curve, struck three fences and rolled in a field.
A passenger identified as Brian E. Powell, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene. South Howell ambulance transported Hamby and one other passenger Calvin J. Brashers, 18, West Plains to Ozarks Health. A private vehicle transported a third passenger Dakota M. Weet, 18, West Plains, to Ozarks Health. Weet was the only occupant wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.