JASPER COUNTY, MO – According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, one person died and another was injured in a single-vehicle collision on West Fairview Avenue, two miles west of Carthage, on Thursday.
An 18-year-old woman was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado east on West Fairview Avenue when she strayed off the left side of the road and hit a fence before slamming into a tree around 11:41 p.m.
The Jasper County Coroner pronounced the Silverado’s passenger dead at the scene.
First responders transported the driver to an area hospital with serious injuries. She was not wearing a seatbelt.
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