May 09, 2025

Mo. woman dies after SUV strikes embankment

Posted May 09, 2025 12:45 AM

JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. —One person died in an accident just after 6:30a.m. Thursday in Johnson County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a Buick Enclave driven by a 54-year-old woman from Holden was southbound at 551 MO 0.  The SUV traveled off the road and the driver overcorrected. The SUV struck the  embankment.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.