According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the rollover accident occurred around 9:08 a.m. Sunday, December 15th at the 134.6 mile marker on I-49 as a northbound 2013 Honda Pilot, driven by a 44-year-old man of Archie, traveled off the roadway and struck a storm drain in the median, causing the vehicle to overturn and ejecting the driver.
Following the accident, the driver was pronounced deceased by the Bates County Coroner and transported to Mullinax Funeral Home in Butler. The driver was wearing a safety device at the time of the accident.
Due to a recent policy of the Missouri Highway Patrol, the name of the driver was not released.
View crash report below:
