STONE COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 6a.m. Tuesday in Stone County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Polaris Sportsman 850 ATV driven by Daniel W. Morton, 33, Norwood, was southbound on Carolina Road four miles south of Clever.
The driver failed to negotiate a curve. The ATV crossed the center of the road, traveled off the left side of the road, traveled down an embankment, overturned and the driver was ejected.
Morton was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Stumpf Funeral Home in Kimberling City. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the MSHP.