Mar 21, 2023

Missouri man dies after ejected when pickup overturns

Posted Mar 21, 2023 3:00 PM

CEDAR COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 2:30a.m. Tuesday in Cedar County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1966 Ford F150 driven by Clay S. Wheeler, 55, Quincy, was westbound on U.S. 54 three miles east of Cedar Springs.

The pickup traveled off the road, struck a fence, a tree and overturned. The driver was ejected.  EMS transported Wheeler to Cedar County Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.