Smithville Woman Killed in Wrong-Way I-35 Crash

A 64-year-old Smithville woman died early Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash on I-35 in Harrison County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the woman was driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes and had stopped her unlit vehicle perpendicular to traffic. Her SUV was then struck by an oncoming truck, whose driver…

A 64-year-old Smithville woman died early Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash on I-35 in Harrison County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the woman was driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes and had stopped her unlit vehicle perpendicular to traffic. Her SUV was then struck by an oncoming truck, whose driver sustained minor injuries.

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