Fatality UTV accident in St. Clair County

On Friday evening July 19th around 7:58 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in St. Clair County along with St. Clair County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a UTV accident on private property around 4 miles west of Collins.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when 40 year old Russell T. Wiley of Independence, Missouri was operating a Can-Am recreational off-road vehicle when he struck a hill and overturned ejecting Wiley from the vehicle.

Mr. Wiley was pronounced dead at the scene and was taken to Sheldon Funeral Home in Osceola. The fatality was the 50th in 2024 in Missouri Highway Patrol Troop D. Next of kin notified.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240367997