A 37-year-old Sedalia woman was pronounced dead at the scene after her Honda Civic collided with a Cadillac SRX at the intersection of Old 65 Avenue and Keuper Road in Benton County, with a 19-year-old Green Ridge woman seriously injured in the crash. Both vehicles ran off the right side of the road after impact, and the Honda Civic overturned.
The collision was reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, according to KMZU.com, which said the two vehicles crashed at the rural intersection before leaving the roadway. The Sedalia woman behind the wheel of the Honda Civic did not survive, while the Green Ridge teen driving the Cadillac SRX was transported to Bothwell Hospital for treatment.
What Happened at the Intersection
The station's report indicates the crash occurred at the junction of Old 65 Avenue and Keuper Road, a rural stretch of roadway in Benton County. After the two vehicles collided, both ran off the right side of the road, and the Honda Civic flipped over in the process. The report does not detail which vehicle was traveling in which direction or what led up to the impact.
No information has been released about the cause of the collision, and it remains unclear whether any citations or charges resulted from the crash. The extent of the Green Ridge driver's injuries beyond her hospitalization at Bothwell Hospital has not been disclosed.
Crash Data Comes With Caveats
Crash details attributed to the Missouri State Highway Patrol carry an important caveat. The Missouri State Highway Patrol notes on its official crash-report portal that “information on this site is preliminary information relating to motor vehicle injury and fatal crashes investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol,” and that crashes investigated by other agencies are not included in that database. That means the publicly available record of this crash may be incomplete, and further details could emerge as any investigation continues.
