BRINKTOWN, MO (MARIES COUNTY) – A 23-year-old woman was killed Monday in an early-morning head-on collision in rural Maries County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash happened on Hwy 133, south of Hwy Dd and 11 miles north of Dixon, at about 6:13 a.m. when 23-year-old Amanda J. Franklin, of Salem, crossed over the center line of the highway and into the lane of oncoming traffic.
Her 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe collided head-on with a 2016 Chevrolet pickup truck operated by 50-year-old Brinktown man Gary R. Vineyard.
Franklin was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:30 a.m.
Vineyard was taken to a hospital in Jefferson City for the treatment of minor injuries.
He was reportedly wearing a seatbelt when the accident occurred, while Franklin was not.
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