The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 1998 Toyota Camry driven by 19 year old Dustin B. Burlingame of Eldorado Springs, Missouri ran off the roadway and struck a utility pole then a tree.
A passenger in the vehicle 20 year old Steven L. Thomson of Jericho Springs, Missouri was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by the Hickory County Coroner's Office.
Mr. Burlingame along with another passenger in his vehicle 18 year old Dylon D. Johnson of Eldorado Springs, Missouri both sustained serious injuries in this accident and both were transported to Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri for treatment.
The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene by Defreece Towing. This is Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 32nd Fatality accident of 2017.
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