Dec 19, 2022

80-year-old struck and killed on Missouri highway

Posted Dec 19, 2022 11:30 AM

LACLEDE COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Sunday in Laclede County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 GMC Yukon driven by Stormi L. Carter, 32, Huntsville, Arkansas, was westbound on Interstate 44 at Phillipsburg.

The SUV struck a pedestrian identified as Ronald Nelson, 80, Hesperia, California, who had walked onto the highway.

Nelson was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to a funeral home in Lebanon.