Woman fatally ejected during ATV rollover accident in Perry County

PERRYVILLE, MO (PERRY COUNTY) – A woman was killed late Friday night when she was ejected from an ATV during a rollover accident on private property in Perry County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The accident happened at 321 Morning Star Circle at 10:53 p.m. when 37-year-old Perryville woman Stephanie M. Stark attempted to make a sharp left turn while driving a 2020 Polaris RZRXP ATV.

The ATV flipped over, causing 39-year-old passenger Jacqueline L. Miller, also of Perryville, to be ejected from the vehicle.

She was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. Saturday morning.

Stark was not reported as injured in the collision.

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