Apr 02, 2023

Missouri man dead, another injured in head-on crash

Posted Apr 02, 2023 12:30 PM

GREENE COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 10p.m. Saturday in Greene County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2006 GMC Sierra driven by Gregory A. Lenox, 51, Buffalo, Mo., was southbound on Route H near Farm Rod 48 six miles north of Springfield.  The pickup and a northbound 2011 Ford Edge driven by John S. Smith, 54, Pleasant Hope, collided head-0n.

EMS transported both drivers to Mercy Springfield where Smith died.  The MSHP reported Lenox was not wearing a seat belt.