Fatality accident early this morning in Cedar County

On March 21st around 2:35 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cedar County along with Cedar County Sheriff's Office responded to a one vehicle accident on 54 Highway around 3 miles east of Cedar Springs.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the westbound 1986 Ford F-150 driven by 55 year old Clay S. Wheeler of Quincy, Missouri was westbound when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway, struck a fence and tree, then overturned as the vehicle overturned, Wheeler was ejected.

Mr. Wheeler was pronounced dead at 4:04 a.m. at Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Missouri.

This is Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 16th fatality accident of the year 2023.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=230146460