The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 1986 Chevrolet driven by Curtis D. Sartin of Osceola, Missouri traveled off the right side of the roadway striking a ditch then striking a pedestrian that was walking before hitting a tree.
Mr. Sartin was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash and the pedestrian who was identified as 39 year old Cindy M. Stehmann of Warrensburg, Missouri was life flighted to Missouri Western Medical Center in Warrensburg, Missouri and she was pronounced dead at 1:04pm.
Two passengers in the vehicle 30 year old Tabitha N. May of Eldon, Missouri and 24 year old William J. Whitehurst of Eldon, Missouri both sustained serious injuries in this accident and the were transported to Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri and Missouri Western Medical Center in Warrensburg.
The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene by Tip Top Tow. This is Troop A of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 52nd and 53rd Fatalities of 2017.
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